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CAREER OPTIONS FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS

 
There can be no doubt that the computer is an indispensable tool to our fast-paced existence, with limitless choices for its application in industry, service, and institutions.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, computer systems design and related services industry remains "one of the 10 fastest growing industries in the Nation . . ., grow(ing) 55 percent by the year 2012."

Since 9/11, the issue of security has been at the forefront of daily life.  This issue will be the catalyst for more industry-related jobs in software and antivirus program development, online services, and integration consultancy.
 

CAREERS AS A . . . CAN BE FOUND IN . . . 

COMPUTING PROFESSIONAL
Computer Programmer, Software Engineer, Network Administrator, Communications Specialist, Database Administrator, Scientific Systems Programmer, Computer Consultant, Management Consultant


CRYPTOGRAPHER
Particularly HOT these days with computer science infiltrating all aspects of our culture!

• NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
• CCENTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH (Princeton, NJ)
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• ARMY   • NAVY   • AIR FORCE


ANALYST
Statistical, Quantitative, Financial, Business, Computer Systems, Programmer, Research, Data, Market


 
 
 
 

COMPUTER SCIENTISTS & SYSTEMS ANALYSTS

Possible Job Titles
Computer database administrator or manager
Computer designer or engineer
Computer product design engineer
Computer scientist
Computer support analyst
Internet developer
Software applications developer
Software designer or developer or engineer
 

Possible Employers
Manufacturing [including computer manufacturers]
Banking
Hospitals
Universities
Travel and Hospitality
Government
Computer design and installation firms
Insurance companies
 

Related Occupations
Actuary
Programmer
Consultant
Electronic Publishing
Financial or Management or Operations research analyst
Urban planner


 
 
 

MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS & CONSULTANTS

Possible Job Titles
Computer consultants
Management analysts
Management consultants
 

Possible Employers
Federal State and Local governments [majority in DOL]
Public and private industry specializing by:
industry or by type of business function [HR, IS]
 

Related Occupations
Systems analyst
Economist
Financial analyst
Investment banker
Life scientist
Researcher
Sociologist
Urban planner


 
 

OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYSTS

Job Title
Operations research analyst 
working in mgmt., research, PR, or testing agencies that do operations research.
 

Possible Employers
Large manufacturers
Retail chains
Service organizations
Computer and data processing services
Banks and savings institutions
Insurance companies
Telecommunication companies
Transportation and Transport Equipment manufacturers
Government
 

Related Occupations
Computer scientists
Engineers
Mathematicians
Statisticians
Economists


 
 

COMPUTER OPERATORS & PROGRAMMERS

Possible Job Titles
Computer operator
Computer programmer
 

Possible Employers
Data processing service firms
Wholesale trade establishments
Manufacturing companies
Financial institutions
Government
 

Related Occupations
Computer scientists
Systems analysts
Computer service techs
Data entry keyers
Secretaries, typists, word processors
Typesetters and compositors
Statisticians
Engineers
Financial analysts
Accountants, Auditors, Actuaries
Operations research analysts


 
 

COMPUTER SALES & SERVICE

Possible Job Titles
Account executive
Computer account representative
Computer salesperson
Computer service person
Computer technician
Retail store manager
 

Possible Employers

For Sales:

Vendors or Manufacturers
Banks
Insurance companies
Colleges, universities, school systems
Accounting and business agencies
Hospitals and health-care facilities
Government

Retail Stores
Computer 
Office equipment 
Department, furniture, appliance
Independent sales organizations selling directly to industry
 

For Service:
Wholesalers of computers [3 out of every 5]
Retail establishments
Self-servicing organizations
 

Related Occupations
Travel agent
Real estate agent
Insurance agent
Financial reps
Advertising account executives
Electronics repair


 
 

ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS COMPUTER SCIENCE CAREERS
Computer science professor
Systems integrator
Artifical intelligence specialist
Technical writer
Information designer
Product communciations analyzer


 
 
 
ANNUAL SALARY OVERVIEW

[2003 median figures from BLS]


Computer Support Specialist
Computer Programmer
Computer Systems Analyst
Computer Software Engineer, Applications 
Computer SoftwareEngineer, Systems
Computer/Information Scientists Research
$43.lK
$65.1K
$67K
$76.2K
$79.7K
$85.2K

 
 
 


WEB SITES OF INTEREST

Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.bls.gov/

OOH (Computer Science section)
www.bls.gov/oco/pdf/ocos110.pdf

National Association of Computer Consulting Businesses
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
http://www.acm.org/

Association for Women in Computing
P.O. Box 21100
St. Paul, MN 55123
http://www.awc-hq.org/

American Mathematical Society 
P. O. Box 5904 
Boston, MA 02206-5904 
(800) 321-4267 or (401) 455-4000 
e-mail:ams@ams.org 
http://www.ams.org/

Association for Women in Mathematics 
4114 Computer & Space Sciences Building 
University of Maryland 
College Park, Maryland 20742-2461 
(301) 405-7892 
e-mail: awm@math.umd.edu 
http://www.awm-math.org 

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) 
901 Elkridge Landing Road, Suite 400 
Linthicum, MD 21090-2909 
(800) 4IN-FORMS 
e-mail: informs@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu
http://www.informs.org/

Mathematical Association of America 
1529 Eighteenth Street N.W. 
Washington, DC 20036 
(202) 387-5200 
e-mail: maahq@maa.org 
http://www.maa.org/

Association for Computing Machinery
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
http://www.acm.org/

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 
1906 Association Drive 
Reston, VA 22091-1593 
(703) 620-9840 
http://www.nctm.org/

Study Abroad Scholarships, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Awards
http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholar14.html
 

Federal Grants
http://www.fedmoney.org/grants/0-scholarships.htm
Free Scholarship Info
http://www.scholarships.com/
 

More Free Information
http://www.college-scholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.htm
 

Scholarships for International Study
http://www.iefa.org/


 


 
 
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