For the past few months we have been exploring some of the best post-recession occupations in various states (see here, here and here), and one occupation keeps cropping up: network systems & data communications analysts. Since 2002, employment in network systems & data communications analysts has shot up by an impressive 64%, which amounts to more than 98,000 new jobs. Below is a chart showing the rapid national growth.
In 2011, both The Washington Post and Career Explorer discussed this in-demand occupation. The Washington Post announced that network systems & data communications analysts was expected to be the second fastest-growing occupation by 2018, adding 155,800 new jobs. Career Explorer marked it as the #1 hottest career for 2011, explaining that ?the rapid spread of computers and technology has demanded an increase in highly skilled workers to develop and maintain systems for new technologies.?
To complement this analysis we?d like to take a closer look at this expanding career. Using Analyst, EMSI?s web-based labor market analysis tool, we?ll examine more details of the occupation?s growth, regional breakdown, educational programs, and staffing patterns from 2002 to 2012.
Our study is based solely on labor market data from EMSI?s?2012.1 Covered Employment?release, which is drawn from 80+ state and federal data sources. Please note that the preliminary 2012 data is still a projection.
OCCUPATION FACTS
According to the BLS, network systems & data communications analysts (SOC 15-1081) analyze, design, test, and evaluate network systems, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), Internet, intranet, and other data communications systems. They also, perform network modeling, analysis, and planning and conduct research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software. This occupation also includes telecommunications specialists who deal with the interfacing of computer and communications equipment. The workers may also supervise computer programmers. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Here are some alternative job titles:
- Internet Developer
- Systems Integrator
- Webmaster
Here are a few more data facts we collected from Analyst. The median hourly earnings for network systems analysts is about $35 per hour. In 2010, 60,874 completed degrees that could relate to this occupation. Keep in mind, these graduates likely pursued other similar occupations, so not all 61,000 went after this job alone. Indeed.com tells us that there are nearly 7,000 current job postings. A surprising majority (70%) of the employees are ages 25-44, which means the workforce is quite young.
Most of the people who work in this field have a bachelor?s degree or some college and no degree.
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN
Now let?s look at how these occupations are distributed across the states.
- No big surprise ? California currently has the most jobs (nearly 30,000 in 2012), followed by New York (22,000), Florida (18,000), and Texas (17,000).
- States with the highest proportionate growth since 2002 are North Dakota, 138% (163 new jobs), Utah, 125% (760 new jobs), Vermont, 119% (233 new jobs), and New Mexico, 118% (393 new jobs).
- The most notable overall growth belongs to Virginia (8,357 new jobs, 108%), D.C. (1,377 new jobs, 98%), Texas (7,628 new jobs, 78%), California (11,044? new jobs, 59%), New York (7,724 new jobs, 55%), and Florida (6,168 new jobs, 54%).
- The highest level of jobs per capita (measured in terms of location quotient, or LQ; 1.00 is national average) are in Virginia (1.85 LQ), Washington State (1.81), Washington D.C. (1.79), Maryland (1.77), New York (1.44), and Florida (1.34).
- The states with the best pay might surprise you. At an average of $42 per hour, New Jersey is the highest. Next comes Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington State, all which pay an average wage right around $40 an hour.
| State Name | 2002 Jobs | 2012 Jobs | Change | % Change | 2011 Median Hourly Wage | 2002 National LQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 18,784 | 29,828 | 11,044 | 59% | $38.59 | 1.07 |
| New York | 14,054 | 21,778 | 7,724 | 55% | $37.04 | 1.44 |
| Florida | 11,400 | 17,568 | 6,168 | 54% | $31.75 | 1.34 |
| Texas | 9,740 | 17,368 | 7,628 | 78% | $35.40 | 0.89 |
| Virginia | 7,761 | 16,118 | 8,357 | 108% | $38.05 | 1.85 |
| Ohio | 6,798 | 10,641 | 3,843 | 57% | $33.85 | 1.08 |
| Washington | 5,768 | 10,125 | 4,357 | 76% | $39.35 | 1.81 |
| Maryland | 5,191 | 8,963 | 3,772 | 73% | $39.72 | 1.77 |
| New Jersey | 5,947 | 8,746 | 2,799 | 47% | $42.61 | 1.31 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,018 | 7,277 | 3,259 | 81% | $36.31 | 0.62 |
| North Carolina | 4,043 | 7,100 | 3,057 | 76% | $33.85 | 0.89 |
| Illinois | 4,360 | 7,069 | 2,709 | 62% | $33.79 | 0.64 |
| Wisconsin | 4,085 | 6,692 | 2,607 | 64% | $29.89 | 1.29 |
| Massachusetts | 3,626 | 6,188 | 2,562 | 71% | $38.55 | 0.96 |
| Minnesota | 3,662 | 6,132 | 2,470 | 67% | $39.65 | 1.20 |
| Michigan | 4,220 | 5,944 | 1,724 | 41% | $33.01 | 0.82 |
| Georgia | 4,018 | 5,926 | 1,908 | 47% | $36.04 | 0.88 |
| Colorado | 2,923 | 4,699 | 1,776 | 61% | $37.67 | 1.14 |
| Missouri | 2,948 | 4,189 | 1,241 | 42% | $37.34 | 0.94 |
| Arizona | 2,247 | 3,925 | 1,678 | 75% | $31.34 | 0.84 |
| Indiana | 2,318 | 3,663 | 1,345 | 58% | $29.47 | 0.69 |
| Connecticut | 2,279 | 3,335 | 1,056 | 46% | $35.64 | 1.17 |
| Kentucky | 1,837 | 3,090 | 1,253 | 68% | $27.15 | 0.89 |
| District of Columbia | 1,400 | 2,777 | 1,377 | 98% | $38.89 | 1.79 |
| Tennessee | 1,646 | 2,546 | 900 | 55% | $31.63 | 0.54 |
| South Carolina | 1,417 | 2,363 | 946 | 67% | $27.64 | 0.66 |
| Arkansas | 1,366 | 2,355 | 989 | 72% | $31.27 | 1.03 |
| Oregon | 1,303 | 2,114 | 811 | 62% | $31.06 | 0.70 |
| Nebraska | 1,313 | 2,078 | 765 | 58% | $30.13 | 1.25 |
| Alabama | 1,116 | 2,042 | 926 | 83% | $28.86 | 0.51 |
| Kansas | 1,588 | 2,016 | 428 | 27% | $29.03 | 1.02 |
| Oklahoma | 1,092 | 1,538 | 446 | 41% | $27.78 | 0.63 |
| Iowa | 823 | 1,414 | 591 | 72% | $31.47 | 0.49 |
| Utah | 606 | 1,366 | 760 | 125% | $31.19 | 0.49 |
| Hawaii | 783 | 1,290 | 507 | 65% | $30.63 | 1.09 |
| Louisiana | 548 | 918 | 370 | 68% | $24.94 | 0.25 |
| South Dakota | 528 | 887 | 359 | 68% | $25.04 | 1.21 |
| New Hampshire | 518 | 880 | 362 | 70% | $29.82 | 0.73 |
| Nevada | 463 | 846 | 383 | 83% | $35.37 | 0.38 |
| Rhode Island | 434 | 825 | 391 | 90% | $34.42 | 0.78 |
| Maine | 581 | 800 | 219 | 38% | $28.97 | 0.83 |
| Idaho | 472 | 783 | 311 | 66% | $25.95 | 0.69 |
| Delaware | 533 | 743 | 210 | 39% | $40.05 | 1.11 |
| New Mexico | 334 | 727 | 393 | 118% | $29.25 | 0.37 |
| West Virginia | 389 | 646 | 257 | 66% | $21.24 | 0.48 |
| Montana | 336 | 568 | 232 | 69% | $27.37 | 0.72 |
| Mississippi | 310 | 516 | 206 | 66% | $27.00 | 0.23 |
| Vermont | 196 | 429 | 233 | 119% | $30.20 | 0.56 |
| Alaska | 194 | 329 | 135 | 70% | $32.21 | 0.54 |
| North Dakota | 118 | 281 | 163 | 138% | $26.67 | 0.31 |
| Wyoming | 142 | 273 | 131 | 92% | $25.04 | 0.48 |
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
The top educational programs are:
- Computer & information sciences, general (22,514 completions in 2010),
- Computer systems networking & telecommunications (16,370 completions), and
- Information technology (12,172 completions).
Program 2010 Completions Computer and Information Sciences, General (11.0101) 22,514 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (11.0901) 16,370 Information Technology (11.0103) 12,172 Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance (11.1003) 5,400 Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst (11.0501) 2,029 Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other (11.1099) 1,406 Computer Support Specialist (11.1006) 488 Computer and Information Sciences, Other (11.0199) 280 Information Technology Project Management (11.1005) 178 Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism (43.0116) 37
STAFFING PATTERNS
The staffing patterns (below) display the top industries that employ network systems and data communications analysts.
- Computer systems design services? ? 9.4% of the total industry employment
- Custom computer programming services ? 8.8% of the total industry employment
- Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices ? 6.3% of the total industry employment
NAICS Code Industry Occupation Jobs in Industry (2011) % of Occupation in Industry (2011) % of Total Jobs in Industry (2011) 541512 Computer Systems Design Services 22,636 9.4% 3.2% 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services 21,144 8.8% 3.2% 551114 Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices 15,100 6.3% 0.8% 517110 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 14,267 6.0% 2.5% 903999 Local Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals 7,193 3.0% 0.1% 518210 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 6,680 2.8% 2.8% 902999 State Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals 5,691 2.4% 0.2% 902612 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (State Government) 5,373 2.2% 0.2% 511210 Software Publishers 4,514 1.9% 1.7% 541330 Engineering Services 3,981 1.7% 0.4% 561320 Temporary Help Services 3,601 1.5% 0.2% 541519 Other Computer Related Services 3,588 1.5% 3.2% 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 3,046 1.3% 0.8% 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) 3,032 1.3% 0.7% 519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals 2,821 1.2% 2.6% 524114 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers 2,691 1.1% 0.8% 561110 Office Administrative Services 2,462 1.0% 0.6%
CONCLUSION
Despite hard economic times, this occupation seems to be doing quite well. The pay is good, jobs are spread around nation, and growth is pretty stellar. Give it a look if you like the sound of it.
Find out more about EMSI here. You can reach us via Twitter @DesktopEcon or by emailing Rob Sentz (rob@economicmodeling.com).
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