Careers in Informatics

How does an Informatics degree lead me to a career?

Informatics majors will be prepared for jobs in information technology. In the next five years, it is predicted that there will be 3.2 million available positions for IT professionals.

Information technology is a growing and changing field, and the study of informatics provides students with the skills to solve problems and be adaptable. While some of the future job titles for IT jobs don’t even exist yet, some current career options include:

biology/chemistry informaticist
database developer/manager
digital artist
digital library specialist
e-commerce specialist
human-computer interface designer
information architect

IT consultant
multimedia specialist
network manager
software developer
stage and lighting designer
system administrator
technical writer
webmaster

Salaries

Starting salaries for informatics graduates in our region is generally around $50,000. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016 Median Pay for a Computer Systems Analysts is $87,220. The average for Software Developers is $102,280 per year, and the average for Database Administrators is $84,950. For more information please see (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/)

Cognates and Careers

There is no such thing as a “plain vanilla” IT job. Technology is shaped and influenced by its environment, whether it is business, science, the arts, or the professions. This is why we have no “plain vanilla” Informatics bachelor’s degree. Each graduate’s degree is strongly flavored by the associated cognate. Thus a graduate with a cognate in Chemistry might end up working in a chemical or pharmaceutical firm doing “chemical informatics.” A cognate in Geography naturally leads to a career relating to geographic information systems (GIS).

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Careers in Informatics