Veterans Move into Technology Jobs

VETERANS MOVE INTO MILITARY TRAINING PREPARES VETS FOR TECHNOLOGY JOBS PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS TECH PAY 220,000* GREW 2011 EVERY QUARTER OF VETS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN ARE SEEKING WORK 0.2% QUARTER ONE QUARTER TWO QUARTER THREE CUARTER FOUR TOP TECH SKILLS WELL-PAID, IN-DEMAND TECH JOBS COMMONLY FILLED BY VETERANS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES HELD BY VETERANS * TOP TECH JOBS * WHITE HOUSE EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE 1 $91,000 2 $74,000 3 $72,000 RANAGER PROGRAM MANAGER COMPUTER SECURITY CONSULTANT JOINING FORCES MICHELLE OBAMA SQL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES EMPLOYERS TO HIRE MICROSOFT SOL SERVER 4 $70,500 5 $67,300 6 $62,500 7 $62,400 8 $53,400 9 $50,000 10 $42,000 SYSTEMS ANALYST 100,000 VETERANS BY 2014 EMPLOYERS *!e SYSTEMS ENGINEER ELECTRONIC TROUBLESHOOTING & MILITARY SPOUSES NETWORK ENGINEER, IT FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT TECH WRITER ACCEPTING THE NETWORK ADMINSTRATOR CHALLENGE CISCO NETWORKING Microsoft Google HVAC SERVICE Honeywell TECHNICIAN Southwest Airlines Verizon Home Depot 10 20 30 PROJECTED % OFJOB J.P. Morgan Chase GROWTH BY 2018 General Dynamics PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Bechtel MEDIAN ANNUAL PAY (5-8 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE) .and many more HELP FROM UNCLE SAM RETURNING HEROES EMPLOYER TAX CREDIT WOUNDED WARRIORS EMPLOYER TAX CREDIT UP TO UP TO $5,600 $9,600 PER VETERAN PER VETERAN Sources: http://www.payscale.com/payscale-index http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/business/for-youngest-veterans-the-bleakest-of-job-prospects.html?_r=1 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/11/21/fact-sheet-returning-heroes-and-wounded-warrior-tax-credits http://www.whitehouse.govljoiningforcesicommittments http://www.bls.govl PayScale http://www.payscale.com See methodology: http://www.payscale.com/tech-jobs-for-vets