TechHire Needs Assessment: Information & Computer Technologies Occupational Survey Analysis, June 2016

Table 7

Certificate

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

4 2

26 54

76

20

Number of current opening

Number planned to fill within the next 2 years 21 The anticipated growth noted aligns with projections from EMSI and corresponds to how half the respondents perceive the business climate. The two occupational categories with the greatest difficulty to hire are Computer Programmers/Software Developers, Application , and Information Technology/Computer and Information Systems Managers . 149

Table 8

Difficulty to Fill?

% - Difficult

Yes

No

Information Technology/Computer and Information Systems Managers 9

6

60% 41% 40%

7 6

10

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

9

Computer Network Support Specialists

12

5

71%

Computer Programmers/Software Developers, Applications

3 5 6 3 5 6 7

5 7 5 5 4 8 7

38% 42% 55% 38% 56% 43% 50%

Computer Systems Analysts

Computer User Support Specialists

Business Analysts

Database Administrators

Information Security Analysts

Web Developers

Project Managers

Demand for IT Certificates

Respondents were asked to identify which industry certification categories their firm requires or desires their employees to earn and maintain. The most highly desired and required certification category was for Microsoft ® based technologies. The second most desired vendor-based certification categories were based on Cisco and Oracle ® technologies and ® , the Project Management Professional (PMP ® ) skill set. The prevalence of a candidate holding a degree as reported by survey respondents suggests that earning an IT-related certification without the relevant degree may not be enough to garner employment.

Details for each industry certification referenced on the survey are in Table 9, page 11.

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