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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

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Charlotte Cahill Jobs for the Future | Pathways to Prosperity Network June 27, 2016

DEMYSTIFYING IT CREDENTIALS: WHAT DOES THE DATA SAY?

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Plentiful IT career opportunities

B.A. required (56%) No B.A. required (44%)

Employers advertised more than 3.1 million jobs in IT from June 2015 to May 2016.

Source: Labor Insight Jobs (Burning Glass Technologies)

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123,655 130,033 151,586 158,486 178,272 203,111 223,823 238,373 244,607 925,106

Software Quality Assurance Engineers Information Security Analysts Database Administrators Network and Computer Systems … Information Technology Project Managers Computer User Support Specialists Computer Systems Analysts Web Developers Computer Systems Engineers/Architects Software Developers, Applications

39% sub-B.A. 30% sub-B.A. 61% sub-B.A. 55% sub-B.A. 54% sub-B.A. 34% sub-B.A. 44% sub-B.A. 55% sub-B.A.

18% sub-B.A.

55% sub-B.A.

Source: Labor Insight Jobs (Burning Glass Technologies)

Many high-demand occupations don’t require 4-year degrees

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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 CERTIFIED INFORMATION SECURITY … CISCO CERTIFIED INTERNETWORK EXPERT … SECURITY+ CERTIFIED A+ TECHNICIAN SANS/GIAC CERTIFICATION CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS … CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK PROFESSIONAL … CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION … CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS … Thousands

2.25% 1.93% 1.68% 1.32% 0.88% 0.87% 0.83% 0.81% 0.73% 0.69%

Most in-demand certifications

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Percentage of IT job ads in Network states that do NOT ask for industry certifications

89% 92% 92% 87% 91% 87% 87% 87% 87% 86% 88% 89%

Source: Labor Insight Jobs (Burning Glass Technologies)

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  • Java

29%

  • SQL

22%

  • Software Development

16%

  • Java

15%

  • Project Management

13%

Technical skills are in demand

100% of job postings listed technical skills

Source: Labor Insight Jobs (Burning Glass Technologies)

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Employability skills are in demand

  • Communication skills

29%

  • Writing

21%

  • Troubleshooting

18%

  • Problem solving

17%

  • Teamwork/collaboration

14%

100% of job postings listed employability skills

Source: Labor Insight Jobs (Burning Glass Technologies)

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CHARLOTTE CAHILL

ccahill@jff.org

TEL 617.728.4446 FAX 617.728.4857 info@jff.org 88 Broad Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 (HQ) 122 C Street, NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 505 14th Street, Suite 900, Oakland, CA94612 WWW.JFF.ORG

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