What Can I do With a Degree in Information Systems?

Career Center Library Resources
The Career Center Library has a variety of resources to help students explore potential career fields. These resources include information about typical responsibilities, qualifications, career paths, job outlook, salary, and related careers.

Books Specifically Related to Information Systems Majors

• 100 Jobs in Technology
• Career Choices for Students of Computer Science
• Career Choices for Students of Mathematics
• Careers for Computer Buffs and Others Technological Types
• Careers for Cybersurfers and Other Online Types
• Careers in Business
• Careers in Computers
• Career Opportunities in Computers and Cyberspace

Books of General Interest to Business Majors

• The Best Jobs for the 1990’s and into the 21st Century
• Career Choices for Undergraduates Considering an MBA
• Careers for Number Crunchers and Other Quantitative Types
• College Majors and Careers

Vocational Biographies
Vocational Biographies (http://www.vocbiosonline.com/login.php) describes the career success stories of 1001 real people. Search by career title, keyword, topic, and career cluster. Username: portland su and pass code: 3w9n

• Computer Network Architect
  
• Computer Consultant
  
• Internet Service Provider President
  
• Computer Software Trainer
  
• Computer Programmer
  
• Computer Help Desk Technician
  
• Database Specialist
  
• Desktop Publisher
• Information Systems Technician
  
• Multimedia Designer
  
• Multimedia Developer
  
• Network User Support Manager
  

Professional Associations

• Association for Information Systems
• Information Technology Association of America
• Society for Information Management
• Society for Information Management, Portland Chapter

Internet Sites with Career-Related Information for Information Systems Majors

• Computer Science/MIS — Lists and describes job titles related to majors in computer science and management information systems. From the Career Exploration Center at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
• College Majors and Career Opportunities - Management Science and Information Systems — Lists related occupations and types of employers. From Career Services, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
• What can I do with a Major in...Information Systems and Operations Management? — Produced by the Career Services Center at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina. Includes job titles of UNCW students who graduated with an information systems major.
• Computer Programmers — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Information Systems: What Can I Do With This Major? — Outlines common career areas, identifies typical employers, and suggests general strategies to enhance employability. From Career Services at the University of Tennessee.

Internet Sites with Computer-Related Career Information

• Careers in Computing: Working With Computers — From the Computer Museum. Describes careers in hardware, software, support, and education & research. Also describes computer-assisted careers that "make extensive use of computers without actually falling into the field of computing."
• Web-Related Careers — From the Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. Includes brief descriptions of jobs including: internetwork engineer, protocol designer, and software engineer/programmer.

Internet Sites with Job Search Information for Information Systems Majors

• State of Oregon Information Systems Cooperative — High-tech job openings with state of Oregon agencies.
• Jobsearch - Monster.com — Jobs database can be searched by location, keyword, or job category.

Places of Employment
Information Systems majors may find employment in a variety of fields depending on their skills and experience. Career-related internships or career-related part-time jobs may be a prerequisite to finding professional-level employment after graduation.

The following list of employers and job titles was primarily derived from the Career Center's jobs database where the employer specifically requested information systems majors. This list does not reflect all potential places of employment or kinds of jobs for information systems majors. This list does not reflect current openings.

• Benton County — Programmer/Analyst, User Support Supervisor
  
• Bidwell & Company — Database Administrator
• Chinook Capital Management — Information Systems Intern
  
• City of Beaverton — Computer Systems Administrator
• City of Grants Pass — Computer Services Technician
  
• City of Hillsboro — Network Specialist, Systems Analyst
• College Housing Northwest — Tech Support Specialist
  
• Columbia Sportswear Company — Programmer Analyst IV
• Ecotrust — Database Developer
  
• Educational Service District 105 (ESD 105) —
  
• EPIS, Inc. — Database Technical Support Analyst
• ESI - Electro Scientific Industries — Information Systems Intern
• Evergreen State College — Information Technology Systems Specialist III
  
• Fred Meyer, Inc./The Kroger Company — Information Systems Intern, Windows NT Administration
  
• Grant Thornton — IT Support Specialist
  
• GCN Communications, Inc. — Assistant Systems Administrator
• Intel Corporation — Business System Analyst/Project Manager
• KinderCare Learning Centers — Wide Area Network Engineer II
  
• Lane Education Service District — Systems Administrator, WAN
• Legislative Administration — Network Administrator
  
• Multnomah County — Information Systems Specialist I, Network Analyst 3
  
• NetXposure, Inc. — Technical Intern
• Nike, Inc. — User Systems Specialist Assistant
  
• North Clackamas School District — System Performance Technician
• Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) — Information Systems Specialist 7 (Software Engineer)
  
• Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division — Information Specialist 8 - Business Analyst
  
• Outside In — Data & Reporting Specialist
• Portland Art Museum — Information Systems Technician
  
• Portland Community College (PCC) — Data Systems Technician
• Portland Development Commission — Systems Engineer, Senior Program Analyst
• Self Enhancement, Inc. — Database Administrator
  
• Standard, The — Data Analyst, Programmer Analyst
• Teufel Nursery — Network Administrator
• TriMet — Systems Engineer I
• US Bankruptcy Court — Network/PC Administrator
  

Miscellaneous

• ISWorld Net — Provides "information management scholars and practitioners with a single entry point to resources related to information systems technology..." Sponsored by the Association for Information Systems.
• The Information Management Forum: An I/T Management Association — Information systems professionals share information related to "the practical issues and experiences of managing I/S organizations..."