Telecommunications Jobs and MBA Programs in Nevada

Those looking for careers as information technology directors should consider the educational and employment opportunities in Nevada. For information technology directors in Nevada, the job pool currently sits at 1,140 and is expected to grow by 58 percent to 1,950 jobs by 2016. With the national projections showing a rise of just 23 percent over the next 10 years, the prospects in Nevada are better relative to the nation as a whole. In general, information technology directors install, configure, and support an organization's local area network, wide area network, and Internet system or a segment of a network system.

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In Nevada, the income for information technology directors is $29 per hour or $60,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $33 hourly or $69,000 per year on average.

Nevada, also known as the Silver State, has a population of 2,643,085. It has seen its population grow by 32.3 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Carson City. In 2008, there were a total of 1,638,004 jobs and at $40,936, the average annual income in Nevada was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $40,930. The unemployment rate in Nevada was 11.8 percent in 2009. It rose by 5.1 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 18.2 percent of state residents have college degrees. This falls short of the national average.

In Nevada, the top employers are in accommodation services, accommodation, traveler accommodation and casino hotels.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Nevada is the seventh largest state with 110,540 square miles, 85% of them federally owned including the secret Area 51 near the little town of Rachel. One of the unique tidbits about Nevada is Pershing County located in Cowboy Country features one of only two round courthouses in the United States.

Telecommunications

Information technology directors install, configure, and support an organization's local area network, wide area network, and Internet system or a segment of a network system.

They regularly maintain computer networks and related computing environments including both hardware and software. They also operate master consoles to track the performance of computer systems and direct computer network access and use.

They are required to evaluate the effectiveness of systems in order to improve their performance. Also, they must think through complex problems and develop a critical analysis of the situation and possible solutions.

Information technology directors should be able to articulate ideas and problems and think through problems and come up with general rules.

In order to be successful in the workplace, information technology directors must be reliable and believe in an agile approach to problem solving and deal with change.