Central Ohio IT Occupations Chart Book
November 4, 2013
Source: Labor/Insight (Burning Glass Technologies)
Location: Central Ohio
Counties: Union, OH County: Pickaway, OH County: Morrow, OH County: Marion, OH County: Madison,
OH County: Licking, OH County: Knox, OH County: Franklin, OH County: Fairfield, OH County: Delaware,
OH
Time Period: October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2013
Industry: IT
Occupation Family: Computer and Mathematical
Top 10 Job Postings
ONET*
Code
15-1132.00
41-2031.00
41-4012.00
43-4051.00
41-1011.00
15-1121.00
29-1141.00
35-1012.00
53-3032.00
15-1151.00
11-9111.00
11-2022.00
11-9199.00
15-1141.00
49-9071.00
13-1071.00
13-1111.00
13-2011.01
53-7062.00
43-6014.00
Occupation
Software Developers, Applications
Retail Salespersons
Sales Representatives, Wholesale And Manufacturing, Except
Technical And Scientific Products
Customer Service Representatives
First-Line Supervisors Of Retail Sales Workers
Computer Systems Analysts
Registered Nurses
First-Line Supervisors Of Food Preparation And Serving Workers
Heavy And Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Computer User Support Specialists
Medical And Health Services Managers
Sales Managers
Managers, All Other
Database Administrators
Maintenance And Repair Workers, General
Human Resources Specialists
Management Analysts
Accountants
Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand
Secretaries And Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical,
And Executive
Job
Postings
4,571
3,446
3,089
2,700
2,142
2,075
1,975
1,786
1,748
1,743
1,629
1,606
1,427
1,349
1,319
1,247
1,234
1,191
1,101
1,059
• Software developers
had the most job
postings in the region
• IT related occupation
account for 31% of all
job postings
Top 10 IT Occupations
ONET* Code
Occupation
Job Postings
15-1132.00
Software Developers, Applications
4,560
15-1121.00
Computer Systems Analysts
2,069
15-1151.00
Computer User Support Specialists
1,736
15-1141.00
Database Administrators
1,349
15-1142.00
Network And Computer Systems Administrators
967
15-1131.00
Computer Programmers
881
15-1199.08
Business Intelligence Analysts
845
15-1199.01
Software Quality Assurance Engineers And Testers
806
15-1134.00
Web Developers
692
15-1199.02
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
651
Top Industries with IT Occupations
NAICS Code
Industry
Job Postings
541
Professional, Scientific, And Technical Services
1,956
522
Credit Intermediation And Related Activities
1,388
561
Administrative And Support Services
1,154
524
Insurance Carriers And Related Activities
573
443
Electronics And Appliance Stores
526
611
Educational Services
302
511
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
287
448
Clothing And Clothing Accessories Stores
238
517
Telecommunications
175
336
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
166
Summary Demand and Requirements Table by Occupation
Occupation title
Software
Developers,
Applications
Computer
Occupations, All
Other
Computer Systems
Analysts
Computer User
Support Specialists
Database
Administrators
Network and
Computer Systems
Administrators
Computer
Programmers
Web Developers
Computer
Network
Architects
Information
Security Analysts
Software
Developers,
Systems Software
Operations
Research Analysts
Computer
Network Support
Specialists
Computer and
Real Time Real Time % Real Time
Job
Mean Salary Postings
Postings
Requiring High
School
% Real Time Job
Postings
Requiring PostSecondary or
Associate's
Degree
% Real Time Job
Postings
Requiring
Bachelor's
Degree
% Real Time Job
Postings
Requiring
Graduate or
Professional
Degree
% Real Time
Job Postings
with
Unspecified
Education
% 2011
National
Employment
Requiring
High School
Diploma or
Less
% 2011
% 2011
National
National
Employment Employment
Requiring
Requiring a
Some College Bachelor's or
or Associate's Higher
Degree
2012
2012
Mean
Employme
Salary
nt
according
to BLS
4,560
$83,326
5%
5%
92%
15%
55%
3%
15%
82%
$93,280
586,340
3,736
$86,815
9%
7%
87%
20%
50%
13%
42%
45%
$81,860
185,730
2,069
$72,480
5%
7%
88%
18%
44%
6%
24%
70%
$83,800
482,040
1,736
$51,221
45%
15%
49%
8%
47%
13%
48%
39%
$50,130
525,630
1,349
$98,197
11%
7%
83%
12%
61%
7%
27%
66%
$79,120
111,590
967
$71,033
14%
15%
75%
13%
53%
8%
46%
46%
$76,320
350,320
881
$76,540
3%
8%
89%
14%
50%
7%
25%
69%
$78,260
316,790
692
$57,833
2%
4%
93%
14%
67%
8%
32%
61%
$66,100
102,940
386
$82,877
23%
10%
70%
15%
46%
5%
39%
56%
$94,000
137,890
327
$73,081
12%
6%
88%
10%
38%
11%
33%
56%
$89,290
72,670
313
$62,015
11%
6%
89%
19%
52%
3%
15%
82% $102,550
391,700
268
$53,374
2%
4%
86%
31%
43%
6%
25%
69%
$79,830
69,180
66 NA
44%
28%
41%
15%
41%
13%
48%
39%
$62,960
167,980
48 NA
0%
0%
70%
33%
10%
3%
12%
85% $103,670
24,880
Requested Educational Qualifications
Requested Educational Qualifications
High School
Post-Secondary Or Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
10%
14%
6%
• This report provides information on both
the preferred and required education
levels listed in job postings. For this
reason, a job posting may be counted in
more than one of the educational
categories shown below.
•
Note: 51% of records have been
excluded because they do not include a
degree level. As a result, the chart below
may not be representative of the full
sample.
70%
Graduate Or Professional Degree
Majors in Greatest Demand
Major
Computer Science
Job Postings
1,586
Business Administration And Management, General
517
Computer Engineering
164
Engineering
136
Information Technology
70
Management Information Systems, General
64
Electrical And Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
51
Library And Information Science
49
Applied Mathematics
48
Mathematics
34
• Note: 83% of records have
been excluded because
they do not include a major.
As a result, the chart below
may not be representative
of the full sample.
Distribution of Experience Requirements
Distribution of Experience Requirements
4 to 7 years
1 to 4 years
7+ years
Less than 1 year
4%
12%
43%
45 percent of Job
Postings require
less than a year
to 4 years of
experience.
41%
44% of records have been excluded because they do not include an experience level. As
a result, the chart below may not be representative of the full sample.
Top 10 Entry Level it Occupations
ONET* Code
Occupation
Job Openings
15-1132.00
Software Developers, Applications
3,059
15-1151.00
Computer User Support Specialists
1,499
15-1121.00
Computer Systems Analysts
1,441
15-1141.00
Database Administrators
815
15-1142.00
Network And Computer Systems Administrators
670
15-1199.08
Business Intelligence Analysts
599
15-1131.00
Computer Programmers
581
15-1199.01
Software Quality Assurance Engineers And Testers
578
15-1134.00
Web Developers
545
15-1199.09
Information Technology Project Managers
397
Certifications in Greatest Demand
Certification
Job Postings
CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROFESSIONAL
(CISSP)
208
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED SYSTEMS ENGINEER (MCSE)
207
PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION (E.G. PMP)
195
CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE
182
CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK PROFESSIONAL (CCNP)
149
CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITOR (CISA)
128
CERTIFIED A+ TECHNICIAN
105
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
103
NETWORK+ CERTIFIED
97
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL (MCP)
90
Note: 87% of
records have been
excluded because
they do not include
a certification. As a
result, the chart
below may not be
representative of
the full sample.
Specialized Skills in Greatest Demand
Skill
Job Postings
SQL
3,946
Oracle
2,887
JAVA
2,620
UNIX
1,844
.NET Programming
1,741
JavaScript
1,672
SQL Server
1,664
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
1,609
LINUX
1,393
Web Site Development
1,224
Baseline Skills in greatest demand
Skill
Job Postings
Communication Skills
5,329
Writing
3,759
Troubleshooting
3,221
Problem Solving
3,196
Organizational Skills
3,077
Planning
2,699
Leadership
2,480
Microsoft Windows
2,456
Project Management
2,437
Quality Assurance and Control
2,021
Employers With the Most Job Openings
Employer
Job Postings
JP Morgan Chase Company
439
Best Buy
181
IBM
161
The Ohio State University
134
Alliance Data Systems, Inc.
117
Accenture
103
City of Columbus
83
Honda
78
Cardinal Health, Inc.
77
Abercrombie & Fitch
77
Note: 51% of records have been excluded because they do not include an employer. As a result, the chart
below may not be representative of the full sample.
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