If you’re a young person (or the parent of a young person), who is ready to start college, you may be waffling a bit about what course of study is right for you. These days, we’re all so spoiled for choice – there’s literally millions of different avenues to take and the possibilities are pretty much endless – that it can make you feel totally at a loss on how to choose the right path. You want to do something rewarding and enjoyable (that old cliche about “pick a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life), but you also want to choose a career that offers you a livelihood, pays a good wage and offers you decent benefits. In short, you want a career.
One of the many careers that young people are choosing en masse, that never seems to wane in availability, are jobs in IT. IT jobs only become more prevalent every year, and they are among the most rewarding and well-paying industries out there. Choosing a career in IT is pretty much going to guarantee you job security while offering you a truly enjoyable career that pays well. You’ll be on the cutting edge of technology every single day, and you’ll be able to see the results of your labor and talent in real-time, applied to every day situations.
One of the emerging careers in IT that shows promise is that of a business systems analyst. Don’t let the job title fool you: while the term may not be flashy, it’s a fun and rewarding job. A business systems analyst works with managers, executives and developers to determine IT needs, as well as improvements that could be made, solutions for problems, and more. They analyze data to determine the cost and benefit of upgrades, how to increase functionality, how to apply technical solutions to problems, and so much more. Business systems analysts are in high demand and are an important cog in the running of so many different types of businesses. You can find a job as a business systems analyst in almost every single field, in any location.
Best of all, these jobs pay very well and offer a host of excellent benefits. The average salary for a business systems analyst was around $88,000 as of last year, and the outlook for these jobs is projected to increase in the next few years, with a projection of almost 50,000 new jobs by next year. How is that for job security?
Complete your training as a business systems analyst with the University of Nevada or another fine institution. You can obtain your Master of Science in Business Analytics in just a couple of years, online or in-person. Once you’ve finished your course of study, the world of IT will open up to you and you’ll find yourself perusing through dozens of amazing job opportunities in your chosen field.