Ways the Technology Industry Is Building More Careers

Advancements in technology are creating new careers in the technical field. The article gives an overview of the hottest new career paths in the IT field today.

3D Printing

3-D printing is revolutionizing the technical field. Schools, manufacturing plants and even the fashion industry are using 3D printing. According to Live Science, the latest innovation, a printed artificial ear that looks and acts like a real ear, will be used on children with deformities. Scientists are using this new technique to build human body parts. Jobs requiring 3D printing skills have increased 103% since 2013. A Master of Science Degree in Computer Science will give the jobseeker that software development skills required to attain a job in the 3D printing field.

Mobile Apps

Mobile apps, software and services for smartphones have transformed the lives of people and businesses. According to Computer World, IT professionals with mobile development programming skills are in great demand by not only tech companies but product and service companies of all kinds. Mobile apps sales will reach $4 billion dollars in 2014 which demonstrates that mobile development careers are growing much faster than the entire job market. Elance.com listed 4,500 mobile developer jobs during the first quarter of 2011.

Big Data Analytics

Organizations are mining big data and using it for business intelligence. This usage has created a new demand for IT professionals who can extract data from one system, convert it and load it onto another system. According to InfoWorld, the big data revolution has created a new breed of hybrid business-IT jobs. The New Jersey Institute of Technology Online has joined this movement by offering a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science with a specialty in Database & Data Mining. According to NJIT, this degree teaches students to examine modern methods for collecting, organizing, and retrieving digital information. Develop the processes used to discover and analyze patterns in large data sets. Extract relevant information from data sets and transform it into an understandable structure.

Cloud Computing

As of November 2014, Indeed.com has 11,506 cloud computing jobs listed on their website. Opportunities in the cloud computing intensify each day as more enterprise IT organizations are using and offering cloud services. Many of these opportunities are looking for candidates with familiarity in networking, visualization and SAN design. Organizations are also looking for IT professionals that can help them use new technologies such as Awareness of Application Programming Interface (API) to make their products and services better.