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Guide to IT Careers: 5 Options, Job, salary

Many people love the people in IT (Information Technology). This is a good field but it does not mean that you work with computers only. Helping others use their computers is often a big part of the job.

Web developer
Web developers are jacks of all trades. They create web pages, web applications and web content, but their skill set requires them to have excellent understanding of what makes a good operating system, what the average surfer finds visually stimulating and how to optimize sites for mobile tech, among numerous other skills.

They also need proficiency in Web languages, like HTML and Javascript.

Software engineer
Software engineers are behind all the programs we run on our mobile devices and personal computers and there is a very wide range of niche fields you can work in.

Data Modeler
IT professionals create data designs and define relationships between data fields. Since any company's data is vital, it's modeling needs to work perfectly.

IT consultant
IT consultant is as vague as it sounds. In this position, your job is to evaluate the systems and do the research that no one else entirely understands. As CNN puts it, everyone from local startups to the Fortune 500 companies need IT consultants to help them figure out the cheapest and fastest ways to run computers better.


Mobile application developer
Chances are that you and most people you know have smartphones and tablet computers. Using basic coding languages, developers will create programs for future iOS and Android devices.

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