Ryan Mulvey
M.I.S
Blog Homework 9
Prof. Lawson
5 New Tech Jobs And What
They Pay
http://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge
November 23, 2010
The article that I choose to write
about, is talking about how hard and rare it is to find a job in the current
economy. The article then talks about
how many people are looking and searching for jobs. These thousands of people
on the job hunt should really take a look into the technological field. With
the new advances in technology there recently has been a huge increase and opportunity
centering around technology. The article focuses specifically on 5 new tech
jobs, such as; Virtual Concierge, Mobile Application Developer, Online Reputation Management, Online Store Owner, and Multimedia
Content Producer.
It states in the article, “Job growth
is a rarely heard term in the current economy, but as hundreds of thousands of
people search for jobs, they might discover the wealth of opportunities
available that center around technology. These new tech jobs range from revamps of old career options to
professions that were unheard of mere years ago.” So what this means to the thousands of people throughout
the United States that are looking for a new job or career, is that there are
many new jobs becoming available from new technology. Also there are a lot of
jobs that have been technologically out of date and have been canceled, but now
these jobs have been revamped to fit this technological period we live in.
The first job they talk about is, Virtual Concierge. This job has been around for centuries, but as technology changed, so did this job . The
article states “Traditionally, concierges worked in hotels and high-end
apartments to provide for the daily needs of guests and residents. The internet
now makes it possible to make a living in customer service from the comfort of
home.” The job now consist of various tasks, such as writing emails, answering
phone, ordering theater tickets and making dinner reservations. The average
salary for a virtual concierge starts at $28,500 to $32,720 a year.
The second job is Online Reputation Management, this
job is to monitor the internet for negative news and information about their
client, and then get rid of it. There is also a market for programmers who can
create tools and applications that make online reputation management easier. The
average salary is between $61,000 and $67,000 a year.
The third job is, Mobile Application Developer. This job is all about
developing and creating new mobile smart phone apps. This job’s salary starts
at $50,000. You can do this job any where you want, you could even work at home
from your bed.
The fourth job is an Online Store
Owner. This job is pretty much owning a vertal business online. The article states,
“You can set up shop from where ever
you want , in a virtual space and reap the rewards of entrepreneurship. Online
sellers range from those who occasionally sell their unwanted items, to those
who create full-scale boutiques with new merchandise from wholesale suppliers. “
The last job talked about is a Multimedia Content
Producer. This job is much more complex, than it used to be. When
hearing this job title in the past, you thought of a journalist, or a newspaper
writer. But now it entails knowledge of new technology, such as video and audio
production to social media design. The average salary is $35,500 to $54,570 a
year.
This article relates to our class because, its all about
how you have to stay up to date with new technology, to do the simple jobs that
were once available in past years. There are many new opportunities for people
that are willing to stay up to date with the latest technologies.
Ryan,
ReplyDeleteI too read the article on “5 New Tech Jobs and what they Pay”. With the economy in the state that it is currently in, it is hard to believe that there are careers out there that are actually expending rather than being affected by the economy. Unlike you I did not focus on the IT position of the mobile application developer. I however do believe that this is a very lucrative field, especially for those just getting started seeing how this particular position has a salary around $50,000. With the every increasing want from customers for apps that will essentially do anything that the user asks of it, I feel that this position will be sticking around for a while and I’m sure when partnered with a company such as apple and with a few years experience will surely be able to make a noticeably larger salary than the previously mentioned one of $50,000.