AUSTIN, Texas – How can you boost your bottom line in 2015?<\/p>\n
A new report indicates the answer for some could be changing careers and entering the field of technology.<\/p>\n
Starting salaries for tech jobs are projected to rise almost 6 percent, according to the report from the human resources consulting firm Robert Half International.<\/p>\n
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A new report projects almost a 6 percent increase in starting salaries in careers in technology, with some paying salaries that start at six figures. Photo: Ervins Strauhmanis\/Flickr.<\/p><\/div>\n
Senior Executive Director Paul McDonald says his firm also predicts growth in traditional fields such as accounting and marketing, where technology is involved.<\/p>\n
\u201cTechnology truly is running its course through all functional roles today,\u201d he states. \u201cYou need technology as a foundational, functional understanding, in order to be successful in any one of these specialty areas.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the report, among the top positions to watch are mobile applications developer, data architect and chief security officer.
\nAll three have starting salaries that top $100,000 a year.<\/p>\n
McDonald points out that many careers in the technology sector don\u2019t necessarily require four-year degrees, and can be secured with additional training that could be done at night or online.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you find yourself unemployed, it\u2019s really a good investment to go back and go to a trade school, go to a junior college to retrain yourself, to make yourself marketable in these very hot areas,\u201d he stresses.<\/p>\n
McDonald adds companies are making employee retention a high priority, since turnover is particularly challenging for high-tech positions.<\/p>\n
He says many businesses are offering flexible work hours to accommodate a work-life balance for skilled workers who are the right fit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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