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High Demand Occupations in
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington Counties

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title
2010 Employment Projection
Growth %
2000-2010

Average

Annual

Openings

Education/ Training Typically Required
Entry Level Wages
Computer Programmers
3510
2.6%
90
Bachelor's Degree
$20.29
Computer Software Engineers (Software)
1980
75.2%
100
Bachelor's Degree
$24.89
Computer Software Engineers (Applications)
2580
68.6%
120
Bachelor's Degree
$24.94
Computer Specialists/AO
1320
55.3%
60
Post High School Vocational Training
$16.75

Computer Support Specialists

5560
74.8%
260
Associate Degree
$15.96
Computer Systems Analysts
7560
45.9%
290
Bachelor's Degree
$27.89
Database Administrators
800
53.8%
30
Bachelor's Degree
$18.53
Network Systems/ Data Communications Analysts
1300
56.6%
50
Bachelor's Degree
$17.44
Network/ Computer Systems Administrator
2230
62.8%
90
Bachelor's Degree
$19.41

* AO: All others, occupations that are not being included in other occupational classifications

**On-the-Job Training is classified as Shrt/trm (Short-term), Mod/trm (Moderate-term) and Long/trm (Long-term)

*** Occupations that are projected with a large number of openings for one of the WDAs are designated with either (Milw) or (WOW); (projections on growth, annual openings and wage information will apply to that WDA only)

**** When information was not available for both WDAs, numbers are marked by (WOW) or (Milw) to indicate figures are only for that WDA

***** The list excludes those occupations which typically require training and education beyond a bachelor's degree.

 

Sources:

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Labor Market Information webpage

WOW Workforce Development Area employment profile: In-demand occupations derived from the 2000-2010 Wisconsin Projections

Milwaukee Workforce Development Area employment profile: In-demand occupations derived from the 2000-2010 Wisconsin Projections

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, 2000 Occupational Wage Survey Report: Milwaukee-Waukesha PMSA


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