¶ … market and innovation in the field of information technology is growing too fast in the United States. Even though a lot has been said for last few decades about the employment shift in the field of IT, however, as stated by McKinsey (2009) the field still remains the most significant sectors of the economy. In Texas the Information Technology is playing a vital role in the development of the City. There are a number of companies offering various IT services within the five cities in Texas, such cities are Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Fort Worth (McKinsey, 2009).
This paper however, seeks to analyze the entry and Mid-level information Technology jobs and the top IT companies within Texas. It also seek to highlight what most IT recruiters normally look for in a prospective candidate and the average wages offered in each city. Finally, the study analyzes the average cost to do business in each city in the State of Texas.
Dallas
Entry and Mid-level Information Technology Jobs
a.) Network System Engineer
b.) Technical Helpdesk analyst
c.) Java Developer
d.) Business System Analyst
e.) Application Developer
f.) SmartPlant 3D Administrator (remote office)
g.) Deskside Support (Dallas, TX) DSM
h.) MPS Field Technical Support Rep II (FTE)
The top IT Companies
There are a number of IT companies which have their headquarters or mostly operate from the city of Dallas in Texas. These companies are Hewlett Packard (HP), Xerox, CompuCom, Verizon Wireless, McAfee, Verizon Data Service, Symantec Corporation, Microsoft, AT&T wireless, Affiliated Computer Services Inc. And Cap Tech Ventures Inc.
What IT recruiters are looking for in prospective candidates?
Most IT recruiters in Dallas city normally look for people who are more knowledgeable of the IT trend in the United States and can demonstrate strong technical knowledge of Information Technology with passion for service. Besides that recruiters usually tend to go for candidates who are so innovative and great thinkers with enormous skills in creative problem solving. The communication skills of each candidates is normally taken serious during recruitment process, this to ensure that a candidate picked for certain IT job is capable of demonstrating his/her work both in writing and oral to make the job done properly.
Further, recruiters usually employ a candidate who shows enormous leadership qualities and capability to manage various changes. Since most IT jobs requires people who can multitask and operates in different locations, recruiters in Dallas city recruit persons with ability to manage a number of processes and associate relationships in multiple sites.
Above all, most recruiters in Dallas City normally put Bachelor degree as the minimum qualification for most of the IT jobs. For examples when recruiting System Network Engineer, most companies usually want persons with Bachelor degree in Information Technology and Cisco Certified Network Association (CCNA) or Cisco Certified Network Profession (CCNP) as the professional certificate.
Average wages of each city
According the data obtained the government and glassdoor.com the medium salary for IT specialist working within the city of Dallas in Texas State is $73,100.
(http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/dallas-it-specialist-salary)
What is the average cost to do business in each city?
Dallas city and Fort Worth city in Texas are some of the cities with lowest cost of doing business among the major cities found within the metropolitan region in Texas. Dallas area's cost index is 101 while the average cost index for the United States is 100 (Moody, 2010). Barry (2011) noted that the cost of doing business was lowered down in Dallas by 25% compared to other cities in Texas to bring many investors in the city after economic down which took place in 2006. Houston
Entry and Mid-level Information Technology Jobs
The entry and mid-level Information Technology jobs in Houston, TX include the following;
Technical IT Support specialist
Information Security Analyst
Help Desk Technician
Help Desk Analyst
Client Support Analyst
The top IT Companies
The top IT companies in Houston, TX includes the following;
According to the Houston Business Journal, the top IT firms and employers in Houston, TX are (McKinney,2011);
AT&T
FMC Technologies Inc.
Comcast
BMC Technologies
JP Morgan North American Technology Center
Barrios Technology Ltd.
Atec Inc.
What IT recruiters are looking for in prospective candidates?
The recruiters are looking for a Bachelors degree in the relevant field with some training or related expertise in lieu with one's education.
Average wages in Houston
According to Glassdoor.com, the median wage for an IT specialist or job in Houston, Texas is $65,000
Salary is however commensurate with experience
Average cost of doing business in Houston
The average cost of doing business in Houston is slightly higher that the U.S. average. Huston area's cost index is 106 while the average cost index for the United States is 100 (Moody,2010).
San Antonio
Entry and Mid-level Information Technology Jobs
The entry and mid-level Information Technology jobs in San Antonio, TX include the following;
Support technician
System Administrator
Supervisor for Call Center
Austin
Entry and Mid-level Information Technology Jobs
The following are some of the most IT jobs which are found within city of Austin.
IT Helpdesk specialist
System IT Analyst
Network Specialist
Sales IT Business Analyst or Design
Senior Manager It infrastructure
IT Manager - SCCM Manager
The top IT Companies
There are a number of IT companies which operates in Austin city with their headquarters situated within the city are Software Advise, Vintage IT services, Boundless Network, VirTex Assembly Services, Fulcrum Microsystems, A10 Network, IBM, CablesandKits.com and Cosemi Technologies.
What IT recruiters are looking for in prospective candidates?
A good number of IT recruiters in Austin city look for people who are more knowledgeable of the IT trend in the United States and can demonstrate strong technical knowledge of Information Technology with passion for service. Besides that recruiters usually tend to go for candidates who are so innovative and great thinkers with enormous skills in creative problem solving. The communication skills of each candidates is normally taken serious during recruitment process, this to ensure that a candidate picked for certain IT job is capable of demonstrating his/her work both in writing and oral to make the job done properly.
Further, recruiters usually employ a candidate who shows enormous leadership qualities and capability to manage various changes. Since most IT jobs requires people who can multitask and operates in different locations, recruiters in Austin city recruit persons with ability to manage a number of processes and associate relationships in multiple sites.
Above all, most recruiters in Austin City normally put Bachelor degree as the minimum qualification for most of the IT jobs. For examples when recruiting System Network Engineer, most companies usually want persons with Bachelor degree in Information Technology and Cisco Certified Network Association (CCNA) or Cisco Certified Network Profession (CCNP) as the professional certificate.
Average wages of each city
According the data obtained the government and glassdoor.com the medium salary for IT specialist working within the city of Austin in Texas State is $73,100. (http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/dallas-it-specialist-salary)
Average cost of doing business in Austin
The average cost of doing business in Austin is slightly higher that the U.S. average. Austin area's cost index is 102 while the average cost index for the United States is 100 (Moody, 2010).
Fort Worth
Entry and Mid-level Information Technology Jobs
The following listed are the IT jobs which are found in Fort Worth City;
a.) Technical Helpdesk analyst
b.) Java Developer
c.) Business System Analyst
d.) Application Developer
e.) SmartPlant 3D Administrator
The top IT Companies
The following are the top IT companies found in Fort Worth city:
Guardian Network Solutions
Active Network
AT&T
Howard Packard HP
What IT recruiters are looking for in prospective candidates?
The recruiters are looking for a Bachelors degree in the relevant field with some training or related expertise in lieu with one's education.
Average wages in Fort Worth
According to Glassdoor.com, the median wage for an IT specialist or job in San Antonio, Texas is $65,000
Salary is however commensurate with experience
Average cost to do business in Fort Worth
The average cost of doing business in Fort Worth is slightly lower than the U.S. average. Fort Worth area's cost index is 91 while the average cost index for the United States is 100 (Moody,2010).
Conclusion
A review of the information technology jobs across the five Texas cities indicates that the job types are also the same. There are not many programmer jobs. Most jobs are in IT support divisions and system administrators and security analysis.The median salary is average $65,000 across all the cities.The cost of doing business is however highest in Houston followed by Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and is lowest in San Antonio. Basically employers look for The recruiters are looking for a Bachelors degree in the relevant field with some training or related…
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