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6 Hot IT Jobs That Will Pay Well in 2012 CIO.com

6 Hot IT Jobs That Will Pay Well in 2012 CIO.com.

Although not truly an IT job, this CIO article does a great job of making feel all warm and fuzzy inside with this:

3. User Experience Designers

Because so many of the apps companies are developing—whether for PCs or mobile devices—are customer facing, they need user interface or user experience designers to ensure the apps are fun and intuitive to use. Robert Half anticipates starting salaries for user experience designers to rise 6.7 percent, to between $71,750 and $104,000 per year.

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The 5 Hardest Jobs to Fill in 2012 | Inc.com

This is GREAT news for me and my peeps!

Creative Design and User Experience

After engineers, the biggest challenge for companies is finding high-quality creative design and user-experience talent.  Since almost every company is trying to create a highly compelling user experience that keeps people engaged with their product, it is tough to find people who have this type of experience especially with mobile devices including tablets and a demonstrated track record of success.

via The 5 Hardest Jobs to Fill in 2012 | Inc.com.

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Awesome PGH News: #1 in U.S. in Job Growth in April

(via Pittsburgh TODAY) The Pittsburgh Region just achieved a new #1 national ranking: it had the largest percentage growth in private sector jobs of any large region in the country in April. The region added 17,800 total jobs, including 16,700 jobs in the private sector, between March and April. That’s a 1.6% increase, higher than any of our benchmark regions, higher than any of the 40 largest regions in the country, higher than the state as a whole, and nearly twice as high as the nation.