Jobs in Technology and BusinessAndrew C., Adam, and Chelsea

BUDGET ANALYSTChelsea Gilbertson

Basics of the Job• What does a budget analyst do?

– Budget analysts help public and private institutions organize their finances. They prepare budget reports and monitor institutional spending. They establish the relationships between resources and the organization's mission and functions. They analyze accounting reports, write budget justifications, research program activities, attend briefings on programs, and examine budgets and financial plans.

• Work environment– Budget analysts spend most of their time working

independently, compiling and analyzing data and preparing budget proposals.

Salary and Job Outlook• The lowest 10 percent earned less than

$44,860, and the top 10 percent earned more than $101,660.

• Job outlook:– Employment of budget analysts is expected to

grow 10 percent from 2010 to 2020, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Budget analysis is getting more complex as more types of data and statistical techniques become available.

Education Requirements

• Employers generally require budget analysts to have at least a bachelor's degree.

• Some employers may require candidates to have a master’s degree.

Technology’s Role in this Job

• Use of Technology– Budget analysts use basic technology, such as

spreadsheets, charts, and presentation technology.

Similar Jobs

• Accountants• Auditors• Economists• Financial Managers• Financial Analysts

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

DEVELOPERAndrew Cowman

Description of Duties

• Software developers are the minds behind computer programs

• Develop applications that do specific tasks on computers or other devices

• Work for software publishers or computer manufacturing industries

• Most work full time, one fourth work more than 40 hours a week

Education Needed

• Bachelors Degree to start out, more education is needed to advance

• Have to be experienced at programming computers

Salary/Benefits

• $90,530 per year

Employment Outlook

• Supposed to grow 30% from 2010 to 2020 • This is because a lot of computer software is

needed• 913,100 jobs in 2010

COMPUTER PROGRAMMINGAdam Winslow

Pay

• $71,380 a year• $34.23 an hour• Highest annual pay $115,000 • Lowest annual pay $ 44,000

Education

• Requires a bachelor degree in computer programming.

• Need to learn at least two computer languages (ex C++, Java…)

• Some business trading is wanted.• No on the job training.

What they do

• Write codes in many computer languages (C++, Java)

• Updating and expanding existing programs• Creating Computer-assisted software

engineer or CASE for automatic coding.

Outlook

• The number of jobs in Computer programming is supposed to grow by 12%

• Similar jobs are…– Computer and information systems manager– Computer hardware engineers– Computer support specialist