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DEMYSTIFYING IT CREDENTIALS: WHAT DOES THE DATA SAY? Charlotte Cahill Jobs for the Future | Pathways to Prosperity Network June 27, 2016

Plentiful IT career opportunities Employers advertised more than 3.1 million jobs in IT from June 2015 to May 2016. B.A. required (56%) No B.A. required (44%) Source: Labor Insight Jobs (Burning Glass Technologies) 2

Many high-demand occupations don’t require 4-year degrees 18% 925,106 Software Developers, Applications sub-B.A. 244,607 Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 55% sub-B.A. 238,373 Web Developers 39% sub-B.A. 223,823 Computer Systems Analysts 30% sub-B.A. 203,111 Computer User Support Specialists 61% sub-B.A. 178,272 Information Technology Project Managers 55% sub-B.A. 158,486 Network and Computer Systems … 54% sub-B.A. 151,586 Database Administrators 34% sub-B.A. 130,033 Information Security Analysts 44% sub-B.A. 123,655 Software Quality Assurance Engineers 55% sub-B.A. Source: Labor Insight Jobs (Burning Glass Technologies) 3

Most in-demand certifications 2.25% CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS … 1.93% PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION … 1.68% CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE 1.32% CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK PROFESSIONAL … 0.88% CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS … 0.87% SANS/GIAC CERTIFICATION 0.83% CERTIFIED A+ TECHNICIAN 0.81% SECURITY+ 0.73% CISCO CERTIFIED INTERNETWORK EXPERT … 0.69% CERTIFIED INFORMATION SECURITY … 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Thousands 4

Percentage of IT job ads in Network states that do NOT ask for industry certifications 89% 92% 92% 88% 87% 91% 87% 87% 87% 86% 89% 87% Source: Labor Insight Jobs (Burning Glass Technologies) 5

Technical skills are in demand 29% • Java 22% • SQL 100% of job postings 16% • Software Development listed technical 15% skills • Java 13% • Project Management Source: Labor Insight Jobs (Burning Glass Technologies) 6

Employability skills are in demand 29% • Communication skills 21% 100% of job • Writing postings listed 18% • Troubleshooting employability skills 17% • Problem solving 14% • Teamwork/collaboration Source: Labor Insight Jobs (Burning Glass Technologies) 7

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