The information technology industry employs nearly 6
million individuals across a range of industries, from technology to
healthcare, finance and education. As an occupational field, information
technology is projected to be one of the fastest growing in the nation,
collectively producing 18 percent additional job openings nationally between
2012 and 2022. The following page serves as a high-level introduction to information
technology, from the trends and drivers impacting change, overviews of career
avenues and earning potential, as well as a discussion about landing a job in
the industry.
The information age has ushered in advances in computer
and communication technology, advances that have sparked what has been termed
the “information revolution.” At the heart of this revolution is the
exponential demand for access to, management of, and transformation of
information. Information technology drives the dynamic information
infrastructure that has become integrated on a global scale socially,
culturally, and economically. Databases. Apps. Computer software. Websites.
Mobile data. Servers. Voice networks. Each part of the larger, interconnected
informational ecosystem.
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