[HIB]Need for IT workers to soar

The Chicago area will see great demand in the next few years for information technology workers specializing in "green" IT, mobile and wireless sectors, and in cloud computing and software-as-a-service, according to a study released Wednesday. The study, "IT Occupation Trends in Illinois," shows jobs are expected to grow in these categories: • Mobile-wireless specialists, 12 percent. • Green IT, 12 percent. • Security administrators, 11 percent. • Cloud computing and software-as-a-service, 9 percent. • Security specialists, 8 percent. • Project managers, 8 percent. • Help-desk technicians, 7 percent. The study also identified as trends more businesses outsourcing their IT operations to a technology service or solution provider, and increasing subscriptions to Internet-based services for data backup and storage.

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