With an average starting salary of $61,112, computer science is the third most highly paid major for the Class of 2010, according to a National Association of Colleges and Employers study of recent bachelor’s degree program graduates. Computer engineering and electrical/electronics engineering came in fourth and fifth at $59,917 and $59,381, respectively. Ranked first and second were petroleum and chemical engineers.
“Those high starting salary offers reflect the uneven supply and demand that exists for these graduates, even in the current economy,” says Marilyn Mackes, NACE executive director. “All of the top five earners are in short supply. Each accounts for less than 1 percent of the degrees granted.”
Engineering degrees accounted for only 5.4 percent of the 1.56 million bachelor’s degrees awarded in 2008, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
However, despite these relatively high starting salaries, each is actually lower in comparison to last year’s averages. The average starting salary for computer engineering grads is down 2.9 percent while electrical/electronics engineering has seen a decline of 1.2 percent. The loss was smaller for computer science graduates as the average only slipped 0.5 percent.
From Ars Technica:
The ESA estimates around 120,000 are employed by the gaming industry, either directly or indirectly. The industry added $4.9 billion to US GDP (gross domestic product), and the ESA also lets us know that the industry is creating actual careers. "In 2009, the average annual compensation per employee (wages, salaries and employer contributions for pensions, insurance and government social insurance) was $89,781," the report explains.
From this article in The State
Who’s hiring? Some of the strongest data this year come from the professional and business services sector, usually associated with white-collar employment. Employers in this broad category have added jobs for eight consecutive months, 572,000 from January through June. The sector accounted for more than 16.7 million U.S. jobs in June. The information technology sector outperforms most others. IT employment in computer systems design grew to 1,441,000 positions this June from 1,426,900 in December 2007. Similarly, hiring continues to rise for custom computer programmers, whose employment numbers in June stood at 626,000, up from 620,000 in December 2007.
From this NY Times article:
Salaries for finance majors rose 1.6 percent, to $50,546, while those for liberal arts majors fell 8.9 percent, to $33,540. For graduates with computer-related degrees, salary offers rose 5.8 percent, to $58,746.
Programmer (Contract 3 months – possible extension) CTG is seeking a Programmer with 2-4 years of C#, SQL Server, and .NET technologies to work in Columbia, SC. The pay is $25-28 per hour. Duties and Responsibilities •To review and become familiar with the standards and conventions adopted by the CFS project. •To review detailed program specifications and related documents to ensure compliance to adopted project standards. •To review and compare detailed program specifications to corresponding general system design documents to ensure consistency and completeness. •To review detailed program specifications and related documents for readability and maintainability. •To review and compare related logical and physical data models to the detailed program specifications to ensure consistency and completeness as well as compliance with project standards. •To review C# source program code to ensure compliance to adopted project standards. •To review C# source program code for readability and maintainability. •To document and communicate clearly any inconsistencies and deficiencies encountered along with any violations of standards. •To plan how individual work assignments are to be carried out to meet project and team targets. Skills / Attributes Required •Previous experience working as an Programmer Analyst in a professional Microsoft Windows and Web environments; •Experience in software quality control and process review; •Expertise in C# and .Net in a SQL Server relational database environment; •Experience in the development and/or review of data models; •Experience with Enterprise Architect and Erwin desirable; •Very attentive to detail; •Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally; •Flexible attitude, ability to perform under pressure; •A commitment to quality and a thorough approach to the work; •Ability to work well within a team. Please contact me with any questions. Thank you. Dan Genovaldi Senior Technical Recruiter Tel: 952-448-2255 Toll Free: 877-441-6988 Toll Free FAX: 888-276-7492 Visit online at www.ctg.com
I am looking for someone to build a web app for the iphone. The programming project involves designing an app to capture the events related to a medication administration process. We want to develop a computerized method, as opposed to the traditional paper and pencil method, to capture events being performed by a nurse in a timely and accurate manner. The app is envisioned to be a web-based application to be developed using HTML, SQL, and JQTouch, and the app will be tested on the ipod Touch and iPad.
As usual, I don't expect you to know these technologies. I expect you to learn them while on the job. Contact Jose Vidal if you are interested.
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