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Salary$31,465 - $88,980  
   
Bonus$199.44 - $6,990  
Profit Sharing$200.67 - $6,164  
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Popular Employers

Salary Range
International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.$45,000 - $109,697
U.S. Army$21,672 - $78,372
IBM Global Services$54,321 - $99,681
U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)$53,210 - $95,543
Usarmy$11,476 - $67,544
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Salary Range
Information Technology (IT) Services$32,948 - $89,897
Government$36,499 - $92,322
Military / Armed Forces$34,760 - $98,926
Education, College/University$31,839 - $83,405
Healthcare$33,742 - $90,031

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Key Statistics for Information Technology Specialist Jobs

Gender
Female
18%
female alumni
  
Male
82%
male alumni
Salary:$41,451 - $70,641 $39,439 - $66,502
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
3%
1-4 years
35%
5-9 years
28%
10-19 years
25%
20 years or more
9%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 84% dental benefits Dental: 72%
vision benefits Vision: 54% employee benefits None: 14%

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Information Technology Specialist

Salary Range

$29,320 - $86,405
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Computer / Network Support Technician
$24,127 - $58,882
Information Technology (IT) Consultant
$42,758 - $134,693
Computer Technical Support Specialist
$26,408 - $63,815
 
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Common Future Jobs

Information Technology Specialist

Salary Range

$29,320 - $86,405
payscale
Information Technology (IT) Manager
$42,100 - $124,846
Project Manager, Information Technology (IT)
$50,724 - $127,617
Network Administrator, IT
$30,980 - $70,441
 

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Information Technology Specialist Job Description

People with the job title Information Technology Specialist typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Computer Systems Analysts
Analyze science, engineering, business, and all other data processing problems for application to electronic data processing systems. Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software. May supervise computer programmers.

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Workload doesn't meet compensation and causes burnout
Information Technology Specialist - (City withheld for privacy), Maryland, United States
Try flexible work hours, telecommute, and work from home options.
Posted in Work Life Balance on 16 Apr 2007
Share whenever you can
Information Technology Specialist - (City withheld for privacy), Florida, United States
Many employees feel more secure in their position if they can hold tightly to some important information. If you are "the one who knows" and others must come to you in order to complete their job, that might make you feel more valuable. My experience (after working for more than 20 years) is quite contrary. Being knowledgeable about many things is VERY important. But being willing to always share and teach others sets you up as being a very valuable member of the team. Managers look very fa...
Posted in Job Security on 2 Oct 2006
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Information Technology Specialist - (City withheld for privacy), Maine, United States
Do the research on what the job is actually worth before asking. Have a specific amount in mind, then build your case based on your performance, tenure, commitment to the company, and most importantly - have something as a backup plan in case your employer will not come through. Don't threaten to quit unless you mean it.
Posted in Negotiating Higher Pay on 25 Sep 2006
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