Careers in IT

Webmaster
The webmaster is usually the main developer of a certain website. They are usually HTML experts who manage the operation and administration of the website. They are in charge of managing the website servers, layouts, content and so on. Some webmasters are also in charge of scripting and configurating.


Computer support specialist
A computer support specialist works mainly inside a company while they also provide in-house services to their customers. They help to take care of all the mechanical and technical problems. They are mostly asked to answer inquiries about certain softwares or hardwares. Therefore, a computer support specialist must have good communication and problem-solving skills.

Technical Writer
Technical writer composes and handles manuals and user-guides for their products. The documentation a technical writer produced must be accurate and comprehendible in order to aid their consumers to use the products correctly.

Software engineer
Software engineers are in charge of developing software system of the certain product. They also modify some of the existing programmes to maintain their working performances. The field of responsibilities of a software engineer is very vast - from testing and trouble-shooting new software programmes to operational documentation writting. It is one of the most popular careers in IT in terms of the numbers of employment.

Network administrator
The network admin is a profession that manages the networking system of a company. Their job targets mainly on the health and security issues of the network in the company, which also includes the routing of protocools and some network address configuration. Their main responsibility is to administrate LAN/WAN to ensure its well performance.

Database administrator
The job of a database admin is to ensure that the security and the performance of the existing data. They are to make sure that the data remains consistent, organized, and clearly defined. In certain cases, the database admin will be called upon to explain and analyze the stored databases to make recommendations relating to the performance efficiency.

System analyst
System analysts answer the enquiries of their customers by asking them what they need their computers to do, and then design a system that can fullfil their customers' need for the computer. They also suggest their customers on what to purchase as well as telling the software programmers how to make new softwares that are needed.

Programmer
Naturally, programmers usually deal with programmes. They code a series of instructions for the computer by using coding languguages such as COBOL, Prolog, Java, and so on. This leads to a wider extention of programmer's profession such as Java Programmers, based on the languguage they are familiar with. Other than that, a programmer also tests a programme by running it to ensure the desired outcome. If errors occur in between, then they begin the debugging process.