Median pay: $83,100
Top pay: $117,000
10-year job growth: 20%
Total jobs: 130,000
The job:
An IT business analyst evaluates how a company can use its technology to improve production or workflow. That may mean coming up with alternative software applications or overhauling an entire system. Demand for these skills has skyrocketed, particularly now that every company is looking for ways to cut costs while still maintaining productivity.
How to switch:
Those with a degree in computer science, a background in business and knowledge of IT infrastructure should be able to command generous pay packages, particularly at smaller companies that don't have the same draw as the top tech firms.
Quality of life ratings:
| Personal satisfaction |
Benefit to society |
Low stress |
Flexibility |
| B |
C |
C |
B |
By Jessica Dickler, Anne C. Lee and Greg Swiatek
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