Considering an IT Career?

Learn about careers in the top 8 sectors of IT, including how much you can earn over the course of your career.

Source: IT Careers

$90,828

$31,056

Four-person family living in Hawai'i

Single adult living in Hawai'i

TECHNICAL

INNOVATION

INFRASTURCTURE CONNECTIVITY

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

DATA ANALYTICS

CYBER SECURITY

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

BUSINESS, SALES, MANAGEMENT

SALARY COMPARISON OF TOP 8 IT CAREER PATHS View the graph below to compare salaries of popular IT career paths. For descriptions of each career path, view the TOP 8 IT CAREER PATHS on the bottom.

The average annual Household Survival Budget for a four-person family living in Hawai'i is $90,828.
The average annual Household Survival Budget for a single adult in Hawai'i is $31.056.
Source: https://www.auw.org/alice-initiative

Salaries were compiled from a Hawaii IT recruiting firm and Lightcast job posting data.

IT Career Paths

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

INNOVATION

Infrastructure Connectivity Management & Engineering

Software Development & Integration

Data Analytics, Visualization, & Modeling

Cyber Security & Risk

Project Management

Business, Sales, & Management

Companies That Hire

TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, & resolve technical issues.

INNOVATION
Plan & develop new, innovative technology solutions for companies.

INFRASTRUCTURE CONNECTIVITY MANAGEMENT & MODELING
Design networks & computing system (e.g. cloud infrastructure) for organization’s needs.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION
Analyze, design, develop, test, & install software & applications.

DATA ANALYTICS, VISUALIZATION,
& MODELING
Interpret, visualize, analyze, present, & maintain data.

CYBER SECURITY & RISK
Ensure organization-wide privacy & security controls for systems, information, & data.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Plan, budget, organize, coordinate, & communicate project deliverables.

BUSINESS, SALES, & MANAGEMENT
Use tech to interface, problem-solve, & improve operations & strategy.

WHO'S HIRING

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