Telecommunications Jobs and MBA Programs in Wyoming

Those looking for careers as information technology directors should consider the educational and employment opportunities in Wyoming. The job pool for information technology directors in Wyoming is growing and currently sits at 300. A projected rise of 29 percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 280 jobs by 2016. This exceeds the national growth trend for information technology directors. National projections show a rise of just 23 percent over the next 10 years. 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.

Wyoming photo by David Jolley

Information technology directors earn $25 per hour or $51,000 per year on average in Wyoming. Nationally, their income is $33 hourly or $69,000 per year on average.

With a population of 544,270, Wyoming, also called Equality State, has grown by 10.2 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Cheyenne. There were a total of 404,855 jobs in 2008 and people in Wyoming earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $48,580, up from $46,726. Unemployment in Wyoming jumped by 3.2 percentage points to 6.4 percent in 2009. Roughly 21.9 percent of Wyoming residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

The top employing fields in Wyoming include mining, mining (except oil), crude petroleum gas extraction and coal mining.

One of the many things Wyoming is known for, the largest coal mine in the USA is Black Thunder located near Wright.

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.