Computer Jobs

Government Jobs in IT (U.S. Federal, State, City)

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To put the U.S. job market into perspective, we are now in a Global Economy. This creates shifts in industries and markets. As industries compete and as markets open and fold, downsizing, outsourcing and restructuring are common. Government Jobs in Technology may be a good choice for you — if you want to move with the industry for a steady career, and work in delivering the promise of e-government throughout the United States.

The individual with tech skills who wants to work in information technology, information systems or part of the technology endeavor in an organization has excellent employment opportunities and choices. You may work as 1) Contract labor, 2) Contract Labor-hired to a Permanent Position; 3) Full time Employee in business or industry, or 4) Full Time Employee in City, State or Federal Government.

Only the last choice, Full Time Employee in City, State or Federal Government, is an employment choice without the risks and upsets commonly caused by corporate downsizing, outsourcing and restructuring. (Source: Information Technology Jobs in America: Corporate & Government Career Guide [2007].

Learn about Government Jobs in IT: Why You Want One - What Jobs Are Available - Salaries - 5-Year Salary Projections, and Estimated Pensions for U.S. Federal - State and Municipal Information Technology Jobs, see.

 

Top 10 Reasons To Get a Government Job In Technology

• In almost all cases, Experience is an acceptable substitute for Education in obtaining the government job in technology.
• The Career Ladder for the Technology Job career growth series of jobs allows you to move from position to position, agency to agency, department to department to achieve Promotion and Advancement
• Over the long run, you will make more money with a government job in technology than with private employment with its expected periods of unemployment and transition.
• Government jobs in technology offer on-the-job training. As government transitions to new equipment and software, agencies provide training for its career employees
• City, State, and Federal jobs typically offer, on average, a 2.2% -3.5% raise per year. This raise may not seem a lot. However, these raises are compounded. They can be counted on by permanent employees. A “Survey of IT Jobs in U.S. States & Major U.S. Cities 2006-2007” conducted by Info Tech Employment shows that most U.S. States and Major Cities offer between 10-35 Civil Service Information Technology Job Titles. The Salaries for IT Job Titles are higher than for many trade, labor and administrative titles. The Average Raise per Year for IT Job Titles, according to the Survey, is 2.25%, with a cumulative 5-Year Raise of 11.25%, and a Compounded Raise of 11.75% (Info Tech Employment, Survey, 2007, http://www.infotechemployment.com/.)
•  In addition, many States and Major Cities have Service in Job and Service in Title Longevity Increases, at 5 years, and at 10 years. These Longevity Increases, once earned, continue to be compounded as part of the Salary, and paid over the career of the employee. Over the course of a career history, these raises and longevity in title increases add up. A government employee, whose job skills will be enhanced with training along the road, will experience an equal or better salary than an employee in private business.
  The government employee will not lose income due to unemployment. The government employee will not have to accept a job at a lower wage in a job transition, lose a job due to outdated skills, or suffer layoffs due to downsizing or restructuring.
• Government Jobs come with a built-in pension that the Employer pays for. The Pension is equivalent in most cases to ½ salary of final 3 year salary average times number of years of employment. The Average Retirement Pension Percentage among the 50 U.S. States and Major U.S. Cities, found in the Survey, was found to be between 1.5%-2% (Info Tech Employment, 2007.) Using the figures gathered in Info Tech Employment Survey, a starting salary of $55,000 is with benefits in effect worth $55,000 x 33% ($18,150) or $73,150. In an Information Technology job, a 2.25% raise per year yields an 11.75% compounded raise over 5 years (or $61,475.). The 20-Year Retirement Pension for a career employee at a starting salary of $55,000 (without Longevity added in) is an estimated $27,369. The 25-Year Retirement Pension for a career employee at $55,000 (without Longevity)is estimated at $45,876. The 30-year Retirement Pension for a career employee at $55,000 (without Longevity added in) is estimated at $61,530. The Career Pension is in addition to Social Security Benefits. The Estimated Pension amount is in today’s dollars.
• You will supplement your skills and move with the industry as you work with others in the information technology infrastructure and endeavor
• Health and Medical Benefits continue to be a part of government jobs. It is estimated that the Health and Medical Benefits package for you and your family, on average, supplements your salary by 33%.
• In other words, if you were to pay for your health and medical benefits out of pocket, it would cost you an additional 33% of your salary. Or, to put it another way, your salary is, in effect, worth 33% more than base salary because your employer, the government agency, is paying for your benefits. A $55,000 salary is in effect worth $55,000 x 33% ($18,150) or $73,150. .
• Paid Vacation Time & Sick Time continues to be equal to or higher than that provided in private industry. (Source: Information Technology Jobs in America: Corporate & Government Career Guide [2007 Edition], Info Tech Employment.

 

REVISIONS AFFECT EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES UPWARDS
FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROFESSIONALS NEEDED
Free Report Available:
http://www.cpst.org
 
Major revisions have been adopted during the last several years in the systems used by U.S. federal agencies to classify occupations. The updated job titles are better suited to the current U.S. economy, but they also create inconsistencies in time series data for years before and after the changes in occupational categories.
 
 A white paper released by the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST) examines the effects of the revised Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) categories on counts of the employment of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals.
 
 ”Without an objective source of data analysis, industry and academia could be impacted by decisions made based on incomplete information,” said Lisa Frehill, Executive Director of CPST.
 
“For example, policymakers could consider legislation intended to make the U.S. more competitive based on employment measured in different ways with changes due to categorization differences rather than real labor market changes.” For example, both the old and new versions of the SOC include a category for “Electrical and electronic engineers,” but the new version includes only about half as many individuals in the category as the old version. The white paper shows that this change is not the result of a severe decrease in employment in the field, but rather a significant reclassification of the employees counted in the category. For example, about 20 percent of the individuals in the old category are now classified as “Computer software engineers,” and 14 percent were reclassified as “Engineers, all other.” 
 
The white paper includes detailed information on changes in the federal SOC categories for 61 STEM professions, comparing the number of workers classified in each occupation in the old and new versions of the SOC. With this information, observers such as policy analysts, professional and technical societies, and the media can make informed adjustments of trend data, creating more consistent information across the years when these changes in occupational assignments were made. The white paper is a product of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-funded STEM Workforce Data Project.
 
To date, the project has released seven reports and three white papers. Earlier reports examined twenty years of data on STEM employment; the participation of women, minorities, and foreign-born individuals in STEM occupations; trends in science and technology salaries; trends in STEM degree production; and STEM employment forecasts. The STEM Workforce Data Project draws upon the full range of statistical resources offered by U.S. federal agencies, as well as private sources of information, to identify, compile, and distribute reliable statistics on STEM workers in the U.S.
 
Effects of Recent Revisions in Federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Categories on Counts of the Employment of STEM Professionals is available free of charge on CPST’s website, http://www.cpst.org/, as are the earlier reports and white papers. In 2007, three additional reports and four more white papers will be produced, culminating in a national conference in Washington, DC on November 1-2, 2007 on the present and future status of the U.S. STEM workforce. (Source: The Triangle Coalition.)