Career List

Missouri Tech's career oriented programs prepare students for some of today’s fastest growing professions. Our courses develop students' problem-solving abilities so they can adapt to new innovations in technology. Graduates find employment in a wide variety of technical careers such as:

• Software Engineer
• Network Administrator
• Systems Analyst
• Electronics Engineers
• Computer Programmers
• Sales Engineers
• Electronics Technicians

Computer Software Engineers are involved in the design and development of software for operating systems, network distribution, and compilers. Software engineers must possess strong programming skills, but are more concerned with developing algorithms and analyzing and solving programming problems than with actually writing code. They often work as part of a team that designs new hardware, software, and systems. The U.S. Department of Labor projects computer software engineers to be the fastest growing occupation through 2010.
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Network Administrators design, install, and support the network operating system of an enterprise. They support software users, maintain network hardware and software, analyze problems, and monitor the network's performance. In design work, they research an organization's needs to identify network requirements. They may also plan or implement the network's security measures. The U.S. Department of Labor projects that network administrators will be one of the fastest growing occupations through 2010.
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Systems Analysts design and develop new hardware and software systems in order to meet the needs of an organization. They help maximize its return from its investment in equipment, personnel, and business processes. They may devise ways to apply an existing system's resources to additional operations. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, systems analysts are expected to be among the fastest growing occupations through 2010.
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Electronics Engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of electronic equipment used in a wide variety of applications. They design new products, write performance requirements, and develop maintenance schedules. They also test equipment, solve operating problems, and estimate the time and cost of engineering projects.
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Computer Programmers write programs according to specifications determined primarily by computer software engineers and systems analysts. The programmers convert the design into a logical series of instructions that the computer can follow. Many programmers update, repair, modify, and expand existing programs. Programmers test and modify programs to ensure they produce the desired result.
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Sales Engineers, using their engineering skills, help customers determine which products or services provided by the sales engineer's employer best suit their needs. Sales engineers often work with both the customer and the production, engineering, or research and development departments of their company to determine how products and services could be designed or modified to best suit the customer's needs.
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Electronics Technicians help design, develop, test, and manufacture electronic equipment, such as communication equipment, radar, industrial and medical measuring or control devices, navigational equipment, and computers. They often install, program, and repair programmable logic controls (PLC's), which monitor and control machinery and devices. They check common causes of problems, consult schematics and specifications, and use software programs and testing equipment to diagnose malfunctions.
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These summaries are based upon the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2002-03 Edition (OOH).