Networking Leads Among Hottest IT Jobs

December 1997 / Bits / Networking Leads Among Hottest IT Jobs

Networking-related jobs are experiencing the most growth within IT departments, according to a recent survey of CIOs. According to a survey conducted for RHI Consulting of 1400 CIOs in U.S. companies with 100 or more employees, the jobs most in demand fall under the ne tworking category and include network administrator, network manager and specialist, systems analyst, and network support technician.
Overall, networking captured 32 percent, but certain industries saw an even higher need. Networking was the leading choice by 46 percent of CIOs working in the transportation industry. Internet/intranet developers were in particularly high demand in the retail sector, capturing 25 percent of the vote, trailing networking by just 3 percent.

Jobs in Highest Demand
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Networking jobs rank highest.

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