| Between now and 2016, the employment rate in the | | | | investment in equipment, personnel, and business |
| field of information technology is expected to | | | | processes. Or, they may design new hardware and |
| increase 29%, faster than the average growth of all | | | | software, or add a new software application to |
| occupations. IT jobs are very desirable and are also | | | | enhance the computer's power. |
| considered recession-proof. One of the jobs at the | | | | Outsourcing isn't as much a concern for systems |
| top of the list is the systems analyst position. Other | | | | analysts as it is for programmers. Systems analysts |
| titles for systems analysts are systems developers | | | | do more than just write code. They work jointly with |
| or systems architects. | | | | both the producers and the consumers of the |
| Systems analysts work under the direction of the IT | | | | information. This collaboration alone would probably |
| Manager to plan and coordinate installation and | | | | require that they be on-site to allow effective |
| upgrading of hardware and software, programming | | | | communication with this group. Being in the same |
| and systems design. Depending on the functions of | | | | time zone and a native speaker of the language are |
| the organization that employs them, systems | | | | also barriers to outsourcing. |
| analysts work with business, accounting, or financial | | | | A bachelor's degree in computer science, information |
| systems, or scientific and engineering systems. They | | | | science, or management information systems (MIS) is |
| solve computer problems and apply computer | | | | usually the minimum education required by employers. |
| technology to meet the organization's needs and to | | | | Median salary is $71,000. |
| maximize the benefits of the organization's | | | | |