Career Opportunities
The 9 Hottest Skills for 2009 in Computing area (An article from the "Computer World" journal)
50 Best Jobs in America (An article from the "CNN Money" online journal)
2008 Interactive Salary Survey in CS and CIS areas (An online tool from the "Computer World" journal)
Internships. Bradley CS/CIS students are given numerous opportunities to intern at many companies in the technology field; including, but not limited to: Discover Financial Services; Caterpillar Inc.; Vansco Electronics; S&S Computer Systems; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; SVI Systems; Walgreens; Infogenic Systems. For detailed information, please visit Smith Career Center website or contact Associate Director Sandra McDermott, phone (309) 677-3036.
Nature of the Work, Qualifications, Job Outlook, Projection Data and Earnings in CS/IS areas. Please visit the Web site of the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (URL: http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco1002.htm#comp) for detailed information regarding nature of the work, qualifications and advancements, employment, job outlook, projections data, and earnings of various profession in Computer Science and Computer Information Systems areas, including:
Recent Employment (examples). Recent CS/IS graduates have been employed by: Microsoft Corporation; Harris Corporation; Caterpillar Inc.; Accenture; Epic Systems Corporation; Hewitt Associates; American PC Solutions
Average annual income for CS/CIS/IT professionals
| Computer programmers | $69,500 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | $82,000 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | $87,250 |
| Computer support specialists | $44,350 |
| Computer systems analysts | $72,230 |
| Database administrators | $67,460 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | $65,260 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | $67,460 |