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Department of Computer Science (COS)
There is a shortage of information technology (IT) graduates in Maine and
nationwide. Here is some recent information discussing this phenomenon.
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| Table 1: Five highest growth occupational groups projected to 2014. | ||
| Occupational Field | % Increase in Employment | 2005 Average Wage |
| Healthcare Support | 20% | $11.10 |
| Personal Care and Service | 17.8% | $10.04 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | 17.7% | $28.69 |
| Community and Social Services | 17.2% | $15.25 |
| Computer and Mathematical Operations | 15.7% | $26.24 |
Although computer related jobs are predicted to grow only the fifth fastest of the 25 groups, the salaries are second only to those of the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical group which includes doctors.
The occupational outlook also shows that several specific careers in which computer science graduates are employed are in the top 40 highest growth rates out of specific 600 specific occupations, see Table 2.
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2: Rankings of computer science occupations in the 40 occupations with the fastest predicted rate of job growth between 2004 and 2014. (The number 1 and number 40 occupations are included for context.) | ||
| Rank | Occupation | % Growth |
| 1 | Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | 45.6% |
| 3 | Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts | 41.3% |
| 15 | Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software | 29.6% |
| 16 | Database Administrators | 29.3% |
| 22 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 26.2% |
| 23 | Computer Software Engineers, Applications | 25.7% |
| 40 | Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 22% |
1 From "Maine Employment Outlook to 2014", Maine Department of Labor, September 2006. (Available online at http://maine.gov/labor/lmis/pubs.html.)
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