Professions in the field of IT: tips for choosing

IT, digital - these words have become part of our life. They are associated with different fields of activity - journalism, genetics, jurisprudence, economics. Blogs on the topic of IT are invariably popular, especially when the author is both a journalist and an IT specialist. And more and more young people are choosing this profession, dreaming of both stability and high earnings. But there are a lot of specialties in IT, their descriptions, requirements and tasks are completely different. Let's try to figure out what exactly is in demand on the labor market today.

As in any other field, IT has both advantages and disadvantages. Let's talk about the pros first.

• High salary... It is really high - a professional “starts” at 100,000 a month, and this is not the limit when it comes to Moscow and St. Petersburg. In the regions, the "prices" for the services of programmers are lower, but the demand is steadily growing.
• The opportunity to "grow" professionally. Allied professions are constantly appearing, requiring new skills and abilities. In addition, the specifics of the industry provide a certain degree of freedom of choice: a person can either be a freelancer, or work in a small company, or try himself in a huge corporation.
• The likelihood of working remotely... A free schedule, no need to sit in the office and obey the internal labor regulations, the ability to work from anywhere on the planet where there is Internet - this is very attractive for many people.
• The ability to see and understand the results of your work... Unlike many professions, IT professionals can clearly see what they have done, what the end result is - not an abstract "service", but a concrete expression.
• Programmers are a special community whose members are very fond of their “chosenness”.

The disadvantages include the following circumstances.

• The need to have extensive knowledge in mathematics, logic, physics, programming languages. You need an analytical mindset, the ability to think outside the box.
• Constant need in expanding and deepening existing knowledgetracking new trends in programming.
• High level of stress resistance. After all, you will repeatedly have to destroy everything that has been done and start over.
• Proficiency in technical English. First of all, this is necessary for those who wish to work for foreign companies and receive high income.

The IT sphere is perhaps the industry whose professionals are most in demand, while their number is constantly growing... This has been the case in the past few years, it continues and will continue. Today, requests are being made to blockchain experts as well as artificial intelligence specialists. But there are other, no less popular professions in this industry that have just entered the Russian labor market, but are developing by leaps and bounds, because information technology is the most important component of everyday life and the future.

Of course, the professions in the field of IT and Digital in our country are absolutely the same as in the world. The most in demand are specialists working at the intersection of two areas, multilateral and multitasking. In general, multitasking is a key word for a highly professional "IT specialist", because if he is not familiar with the basics and programming languages, the latest discoveries, trends, does not develop constantly, then he will not be in demand as a specialist. A list of the most popular IT careers is presented below.

This is not a geek! It sounds absurd, but a programmer doesn't need a computer to write codes. And that's exactly what he is doing - creating source code for programs. A program is a generic name for anything: laptop operating system, video games, smartphone apps. Program codes are written not in words or numbers, but using special programming languages.

There are a lot of them, but the most common and demanded are hardly 10. The programmer chooses the language in which he will work independently. The choice depends on what task you want to accomplish.

The business is built on the constant improvement of the quality of the manufactured products, whatever they are - games for a computer or firmware for a phone. The tester is one of the specialists in ensuring this quality. Unlike those who plan, design and build a product, testers check the results of work for how they meet the requirements established initially... Testing can be carried out on the product as a whole or on its constituent parts in order to identify errors or bugs in development.

Testers are divided by specialization into those who test security, performance, usability. Testing can be both manual and automated. In most companies, young employees are engaged in product testing, that is, this is the job with which you can start your digital business.

Thanks to system administrators, all computer equipment, local network, and software in the organization work smoothly. Network security is also his area of ​​expertise.... Perhaps, it is the system administrator who has the widest range of responsibilities, he also participates in the purchase of computer equipment or its necessary components, and is engaged in the collection of computers, and controls how they work, and can, if necessary, carry out repair or replacement, and also is engaged in setting up the software. ...

He must be able to work with all the software that is installed in the organization, as well as control the timely installation of updates on it.... We can say that this irreplaceable person is the link between the technology and the people who work on it.

This person manages projects that include analytics of the requirements for the information system, development of concepts for how data will be integrated, interaction between components in software and hardware, development of technical and project documents. It is the system architect who organizes and coordinates the work of the project team, controls the timing and process of development, and he is also an obligatory participant in the implementation, testing and maintenance of the entire software and hardware complex. This is one of the most promising professions, as it is predicted to enter the top five most in demand within 5 years.

Analysts are people who know how to structure and process arrays of information, highlighting what is needed and what is most important. Those who know how to understand what big data resources are talking about receive large and very large salaries. System analysts are involved in organizing and overseeing the automation of the work of a firm or institution as a whole or its specific department.

Its functions also include the development of a system consisting of a complex of computer programs that are designed to improve the efficiency of business processes, participates in the writing of technical specifications for those who develop these programs, and also participates in testing and accepting the finished product.

UX designer - a person who can make the interface of anything convenient (provided that he is professional and good at his job). He knows how to process a user request in such a way that you end up with a user-friendly website, application or blog. Nowadays, the number of pages on the Internet and social networks is so great that even in the presence of interesting and useful content, but at the same time an inconvenient interface, users will look for other sources of information. That's why a specialist who can fix "bugs" in design and make it comfortable to use is in great demand.

Developing applications for mobile phones and other devices is a very popular and growing profession... It is in demand among both large companies and consumers. A mobile developer is a person who can afford to work "for himself", that is, engage in freelance, concluding one-time contracts with customers to develop applications for their needs.

In Russia today, applications for processing photos and videos taken with a mobile phone camera are in extraordinary demand, and they are becoming more and more unusual and perfect. Games are always popular, modern graphics allow you to develop them on a new level.

A project manager is a person who accompanies a project from the moment of idea to full implementation and implementation. He is responsible for how successful the project will be.To do this, he assembles a team, the actions of which he manages in the framework of the project. He sets tasks and delegates authority for their implementation. The project manager keeps track of the deadlines in which this or that task and the project as a whole must be completed. Upon completion of all tasks within the project within the specified time frame, he reports this to the customer.

An IT marketer is another promising profession that will not be easy for a simple marketer.... There is not enough knowledge of the market and the laws of its development, it is important to navigate precisely in network advertising, to know how social networks work, how to place advertising in such a way that it “works”. The need for these specialists is very high now.

Artificial Intelligence Specialists - people whose activities are as interesting as they are mysterious. It is believed that robots will very soon enter into the daily life of people, and such an industry as machine learning will become no less developed. Therefore, a data scientist or data scientist will be in demand even more than now.

Smart homes, companies and industries are also the work of IT professionals, namely the engineers of the Internet of things. These people organize daily routines into understandable algorithms, ordering the space that surrounds people. On the domestic labor market, this is a completely new profession, so it still has a lot to come.

For cloud service integrators, there is no difficulty in understanding how the cloud works.... They customize the clouds, help optimize the information that is stored there, and also find a balance between how to make the process quality and at the same time inexpensive.

Before choosing a profession in favor of programming, you need to think carefully about this decision. Are you ready to work on hundreds of lines of code every day? And then, having discovered an error (bug), start all over again, completely redoing the work? But on the other hand, the result of your work will be a website or a mobile application, which is very cool. Previously, there was an opinion that girls cannot be “IT specialists”, but now this is already an outdated opinion. Yes, there are much fewer girls in IT, but they still exist and sometimes achieve very significant results.

It is easier for beginners to find a job as a tester; for this, it is enough to get an internship in a large company. But if you see yourself as a professional earning large sums, you need to develop further. In the coming years, according to experts, developers of mobile applications will be in demand (they are still in demand now), Big Data analysts, cybersecurity specialists, as well as those involved in information security. Of course, in each of the above there are several more areas of activity.

For example, a mobile app developer can run on either Android or iOs. Both are equally in demand and paid. Therefore, here it is better to make a choice based on personal preferences. As for the language in which you plan to program, here you need to rely not on taste, but on statistics. Swift, PHP, C #, C ++, Java are the most relevant now. If you're a beginner, go for a simple, highly requested option like Java or C #. Both can quickly make good money, especially if you have chosen the right courses of study - with a lot of practice.

Even IT and Digital professionals will not say for sure which is better - courses or higher education. They agree on one thing - the more practice, the better.... If you plan to connect your activity with web development, choose courses that are organized on the basis of IT companies.In this case, training will become your practice, and with a high probability you will get a job - in case of successful studies, of course.

If you are interested in data science, here you just need a specialized education. Domain knowledge is required, and it is as complex as a similar higher education. And, of course, constant self-education is one of the key components of a qualified programmer.

For information on how to become an IT specialist from scratch, see the next video.