job descriptions?

[gula187]

i know that there a lot of different jobs in the IT field does anyone know a site that explains the different jobs that a person can pursue? i know i want to get in the IT field but i dont know which direction i want to go

 

[Lexluethar]

There are a ton of different jobs you can have in IT. I think a better question you should be asking is what are the different career paths within IT that a person can pursue. Job descriptions don't mean a lot, because they vary from company to company. Heck smaller companies won't even have job descriptions and their IT Analyst may do everything from hiring other IT people, setting up outlook accounts, to actually running a domain environment on a server.

I would also say if you haven't started college yet to take a few classes first and see what you like. Programming, development and administration are totally different fields within IT. Most colleges will require a base prerequisite of 10 or so IT classes before you get into your the core of your focus anyways, so that would give you plenty of time and experience to see what you like.

Google IT career paths and see what you come up with.

 

[oldskool]

i know that there a lot of different jobs in the IT field does anyone know a site that explains the different jobs that a person can pursue? i know i want to get in the IT field but i dont know which direction i want to go

After you consider what Lexluethar said, and if you want to read up about some jobs here are a few (all at bls.gov, the web site of the US Bureau Of Statistics) :


SOURCE : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics


Computer Programmers

Computer Programmers


Computer Scientists and Engineers

Computer Scientists and Database Administrators


Computer Support Specialists and Engineers

Computer Support Specialists and Systems Administrators


Computer Software Engineers

Computer Software Engineers