Choosing a profession is a responsible step. It is useful to listen to advice and recommendations, but you should not rely on them. There is a huge list of professions after grade 11. Whom to go to study? It is this issue that is acute for boys and girls after graduating from high school. Often parents make choices for children and this is wrong. If the profession is at odds with the dreams and desires of the child, then it is unlikely that he will benefit society in the future, working "under pressure", and you will have to completely forget about high earnings. This article is to help graduates how not to make a mistake and choose the right profession.

How to choose a future profession and not make a mistake

An unsuccessful choice of profession is getting a higher education only for the sake of a diploma. Employers are interested in real knowledge and skills, and if a specialty is chosen at random and does not bring satisfaction, it means that good work results will not work, and, accordingly, a quick career will be put to rest.

Quick success can only be achieved in your favorite field. You need to choose a profession based on your own interests and desires. Determine the area of ​​​​knowledge that you like the most. If you can’t choose the type of activity on your own, you need to try to pass different tests or seek advice from a psychologist.

It is important to consider whether the chosen profession is in demand. There are many specialties in all fields of activity. And if one profession does not fit, you can always find another, no less interesting. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account where you have to study - in your city or you have to leave. In this case, it is important to determine in advance the material side and place of residence.

When choosing a profession, it is necessary to take into account the complexity of study, its duration, the demand for this specialty and the level of future salary. However, these are all secondary factors. Initially, you need to focus on your own preferences. If algebra and geometry were always bad at school, then you shouldn’t go to physics and mathematics - study will be too difficult and the resulting hard-won profession can even cause rejection.

List of professions after grade 11 for guys

In modern times, there are a number of interesting and sought-after professions. You can choose less popular, but also more difficult to access. For example, not everyone who wants to go into medicine will be interested in the field of virology. Or take the field of astronautics. It would seem that this is an ideal choice for the younger generation. However, not everyone will be able to match the physical parameters, and then you will have to work in less interesting positions.

So, we present a list of the most popular and sought-after professions for a young man:

1. Marketers are gaining more and more popularity. Their services are needed not only in large enterprises, but also in small firms. Marketers are people with a higher economic education who promote goods and services through advertising. This profession requires creativity, strategic thinking and quick reaction to any changes in the business. This job is more suitable for young people, as they are more confident in their decisions than girls. It is also necessary to take into account the factor that marketers sometimes have to work overtime or in an emergency mode. Currently, such a relatively new specialty as an Internet marketer is also developing. Now many educational institutions offer educational programs for training specialists in the field of Internet marketing. For example, Synergy University.
2. An architect-engineer must not only have an excellent knowledge of geometry, but also other exact sciences. The profession is highly paid and prestigious, in demand in all countries. It is not difficult for architects with higher education to find a job even immediately after graduation.
3. Lawyers are also very popular. Jurisprudence is a fairly broad area, so any graduate can choose the most suitable direction for himself in this area. The profession of a lawyer requires from its owner not only deep knowledge, but also activity and attentiveness. Lawyers must know thousands of laws, be able to operate with them. There is a great demand for competent lawyers both in government agencies and in commercial organizations. Over time, you can open your own legal services company.
4. IT-specialist is a relatively new specialty, but rapidly developing and in great demand. The work will be interesting for all those who are fond of computer technology. The demand for IT specialists has not decreased over the years, and this profession is quite highly paid.
5. A loan officer is a popular profession today. The representative of this specialty must have a higher economic education. Since banks now offer an increasing number of services under credit programs, a lot of specialists are required. The main task of a loan officer is to assess the risks of issuing loans, properly execute transactions, etc. A person who decides to choose this profession must have responsibility, organization and be able to make independent decisions. This specialty is highly paid, but also very responsible.
6. Every large company needs a financial analyst. Analysts are required in the banking and financial sectors, educational, political and public organizations. The profession is highly paid and even a small organization will not refuse a competent specialist.
7. The profession of a web designer is connected with Internet technologies. The demand for specialists is increasing all the time. New approaches are required, the ability to work with modern graphic resources and styles. The profession requires not only knowledge of computer technology, but also creative and innovative ideas.
8. Specialist in website promotion on the Internet (SEO-specialist) is a very interesting and highly paid profession. An SEO specialist can work both in a company and as a freelancer, i.e. remotely. The level of salary depends on the professionalism of the specialist and his employment.
9. The profession of a programmer in our time is one of the most sought after and highly paid. But to become a good programmer and get a high salary, you need to study hard and for a long time. The main subjects that are needed for admission are mathematics, physics or computer science and the Russian language.

You can find out which universities train programmers and IT specialists from the article “Who should I study for in order to earn a lot?”

1. There was and still is a shortage of qualified doctors. The most demanded specialists are dentists, allergists, surgeons, gynecologists, cosmetologists and nutritionists. However, there is a shortage of doctors in all areas of medicine. In public clinics, there is a shortage of pediatricians, endocrinologists, orthopedists, otolaryngologists and gastroenterologists, etc.
2. The profession of a sales representative is also very popular. These are specialists who promote the goods or services of organizations. Sales representatives must be persuasive, communicative and well-delivered. A sales representative has a lot in common with a marketer.

List of professions after grade 11 for girls

The list of professions for girls is not inferior in size. So who can you go to study for a girl after grade 11?

Many of the areas listed above are available to both boys and girls. The same sales representatives, loan officers, doctors, etc. But there are other specialties that are preferred specifically for girls, and some of them are very attractive and in demand:

1. Traditionally, only women are employed as librarians, although there are no gender restrictions.
2. Beautician is currently a very popular and prestigious profession. Although there are no restrictions on gender, it is believed that work is more suitable for women who always strive for beauty and understand a lot about it.
3. A clerk is a job for those who like to "dig into papers" and work in the office.
4. Interior designers are mostly girls. It is women's intuition that helps to achieve great heights, although men also have a fantasy and a sense of beauty.
5. Methodist is a little-known but widespread profession. The work is considered predominantly female.
6. Girls can choose pharmaceuticals for themselves. This is not a doctor, but also a medical worker.
7. Speech therapist is a highly demanded specialty. You will not find good speech therapists during the day with fire. Since this work is mainly related to children, it is suitable for girls who love children.
8. Nursing is a sought after profession. After graduation, you can get a job in a hospital, clinic, help people at home.
9. The profession of a philologist is considered purely feminine. Despite the fact that there are no restrictions on gender, young people do not seek to acquire this specialty.
10. HR manager is a good option for girls with ambitions. Such work can quickly lead to career growth.
11. Sociology is a common profession. However, it is suitable only for humanitarian girls.

Girls can successfully go to study as lawyers, analysts, doctors (especially pediatricians).

The most demanded professions in Russia TOP-10

In recent years, some professions are kept in the TOP-10 in the labor market. Employers are constantly interested in narrowly focused specialists. Therefore, graduates can view the list of professions and choose which one to go to study further.

1. IT specialists are among the most in demand in the labor market. Many companies require information technology professionals. The most valued are programmers, system administrators and web designers. The development of technologies should also be taken into account, respectively, the demand for IT specialists will increase in the future.
2. Design engineer is another profession in demand. The passing score for technical specialties is usually low, so almost any graduate can enter the university. Design engineers are a very promising profession. She is on the same level as architects and designers.
3. Teachers are needed at all times. Considering that in recent years the demand for vocational education has increased significantly, new school programs have changed and modernized, more and more teachers are needed. In addition, the state seeks to increase the salaries of teachers.
4. The profession of a lawyer has been in demand at all times. However, to become a high-profile specialist, you need to take training seriously, as this is work for the future. It requires deep knowledge and high professionalism. A competent lawyer will find a place in almost any organization, and their wages are quite high.
5. There are many specialties in the field of medicine. There is a shortage of specialists in some professions so much that their salary exceeds the salary of an ordinary therapist. For example, allergists, ophthalmologists, etc. The highest paid specialists are dentists. But keep in mind that we are talking about commercial dentistry.
6. The profession of a marketer appeared relatively recently and is currently in great demand. The advertisement is engine of the trade. Marketers monitor the market, predict the services provided and create new winning trading schemes for employers. Competent specialists are still lacking. Therefore, the profession will be in the TOP for decades to come.
7. Recruitment Specialist. Any organization is interested in the fact that employees not only come to work, but also bring the maximum benefit to the enterprise. Therefore, the selection of qualified personnel is an important direction. Good HR professionals are required in any company.
8. Production workers. Of course, these are not ordinary loaders. Workers with the highest qualifications include electricians, machinists, welders, etc. All these specialists are required at factories and enterprises. In recent years, organizations have been increasingly short of welders, electricians and locksmiths. Accordingly, these specialists receive a considerable salary.
9. Beauty industry workers are becoming more and more in demand. This area includes hairdressers, makeup artists, stylists, cosmetologists and nutritionists, etc. It will not be difficult to get a job later, since a lot of beauty salons and cosmetology centers are now open.
10. In recent years, not only Russia, but also other countries have been concerned about natural anomalies and pollution. To improve the ecological situation in the world, qualified environmentalists are needed. The demand for environmentalists is growing every year.

According to experts, engineers, chemists, biologists and many others will also be in demand in the near future. In the process of scientific and technological progress and the development of nano- and biotechnologies, new professions constantly appear, but the former ones do not lose their relevance. The tourism and hotel business is developing, the service market is constantly growing and expanding, so more and more service professionals are required. The food industry is also developing - new factories and plants are emerging that require many different specialists.

Rating of the highest paid professions in the country

In Russia, the rating of the highest paid specialties differs from the world TOPs. For graduates who have to decide on their future profession, the issue of wages is not in last place. The TOP 10 highest paid specialties include:

1. Top managers who are engaged in PR of the company and the promotion of its goods or services, marketers. The salary is approximately the same as the income of a successful entrepreneur.
2. Oil and gas workers receive high salaries. Drillers and engineers are especially valued. Moreover, there is currently an acute shortage of such personnel.
3. IT specialists are required almost everywhere. Their earnings are quite high. IT specialists create and protect information bases, control access to files, data leakage, and much more. The uninterrupted operation of the enterprise largely depends on IT specialists.
4. A business consultant not only informs his client in the financial sector, but also controls transactions with individuals and legal entities. Simultaneously conduct trainings and seminars.
5. Auditors are not only involved in audits, they give opinions on the work of organizations and enterprises, advise on accounting and all updates.
6. The programmer is engaged in the creation, implementation, adjustment and configuration of software. Professionals are worth their weight in gold, and therefore their salaries are very high.
7. Profession chief accountant is very responsible. This is practically the right hand of the director, and the earnings of the chief accountants are corresponding.
8. Good doctors are always in demand, but the dentist, as a rule, receives more than other medical workers for his work.
9. Logisticians organize the transportation of products of an enterprise or organization. It is the duty of specialists to avoid stagnation of goods and establish markets. The profession of logistics is paid very well.
10. A chef can become as famous as an actor or a pop star. There is no limit to growth in this profession. Each new career step can become another springboard. Accordingly, the earnings of chefs are constantly growing.

The directors of enterprises and organizations always have a large salary. But without work experience it is very difficult to get a job in such a specialty. It is best to choose the initial specialty, and then gradually climb up the career ladder.
And I would like to finish the article with words from the poem of the great Vladimir Mayakovsky - “Having turned the book over, wind it around your mustache - all works are good, choose to your taste!”

Every year, young people decide one of the most important questions in life: who is better to study? The most obvious answer is: where you want, where you are drawn, what you have the ability to do. But, unfortunately, it is far from always possible to find a decent, well-paid job to your liking. Therefore, you often have to choose: either a specialty to your liking and the position of an unemployed person, or “step on the throat of your own song” and go where they pay.

How to choose where to go

If there is a choice about where to go after the 9th grade, it makes sense to focus on local schools and colleges. These educational institutions, as a rule, are in close contact with operating enterprises, and there will be some certainty with work immediately after admission.

It is more difficult to choose where to go to get a higher education. We highly value the diplomas of Moscow State University, and it is precisely its graduates that are hired very willingly. You can read about the professions that this university gives in the article.

But MSU today is no longer the best university. TOP 10 best universities in Russia:

1. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT).
2. Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (MGIMO).
3. Moscow Architectural Institute (MARCHI).
4. State University - Higher School of Economics (HSE).
5. Financial University under the Government of Russia.
6. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU).
7. All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade.
8. Russian State University of Oil and Gas named after Gubkin.
9. Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
10. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI).

All the best universities are, of course, located in Moscow or St. Petersburg, but today, thanks to the Unified State Examination, admission there for provincial graduates has become much easier.

If you do not want to travel far, you can opt for local universities. In almost any region, you can get any desired profession, and for local employers, this diploma will be quite enough. You can read more about faculties and professions in the article.

Whom to act in order not to make a mistake

But it’s not enough to know who you can learn from, you also need to be sure that the profession you have received will be in demand and well paid. To do this, it makes sense to turn to the data of recruitment agencies: it is they who have the most complete information about opening vacancies and salaries.

Where to apply: TOP-10 professions

1. Skilled workers are especially needed now, when Russia is trying to revive its industry. The average salary in Moscow is about 50,000 rubles.
2. Doctors are needed anytime, anywhere. A person with a medical education will definitely not be unemployed. But the salaries of doctors have always been not brilliant. Only dentists and cosmetologists can boast of their income.
3. If workers are needed, good engineers are naturally needed both in production and in construction. The average salary is about 70,000 rubles.
4. Programmers. Now there is nowhere without digital technologies, and there are few good specialists. Average earnings - 90,000 rubles.
5. Top managers: directors, development managers, sales managers. Their average income is 220,000 rubles.
6. Internet, communications, communications - these specialists receive up to 110,000 rubles.
7. Sales, commerce. Here you can even without education, having the ability to earn 50,000-60,000 rubles. If only the language was well suspended, but the person is pleasant and sociable.
8. Agriculture. Agronomists, livestock specialists, veterinarians, and just farmers can earn very good money today.
9. Banking sector, accounting, insurance. Salary depends on the company where the specialist works.
10. Recruitment, recruiters. A good recruiter can earn up to 50,000 monthly commissions alone.

Salaries are given in Moscow. On the periphery, of course, they get less. In addition, the list may vary in different places. If in your city, for example, there is only one recruitment agency, then recruiters are unlikely to be in demand.

Choosing a profession only on the basis of salary is not worth it. Firstly, any good specialist will be able to earn money, you just need to become a good specialist. Secondly, during your studies, trends can change, but it will not be easy to change an unloved profession. Thirdly, at first, immediately after graduation, the salary is small for everyone, and young professionals need to be prepared for this. No one will offer a yesterday's student the position of a top manager, but with due diligence, career growth is ensured in almost any field.

Graduation from school and the choice of a future profession is one of the most important stages that affects the future life of a graduate. Girls and boys after grade 11 take exams, pass tests. Before them becomes the question: where to go to study?

The main problem that worries many is how not to make a mistake with a profession and make the right choice. In fact, not many people know exactly what they want to become. Where to go to study after 11th grade? What criteria should be followed? What do psychologists advise about this? What professions are most in demand at the moment for guys and girls?

It is necessary to approach the choice of a future profession with great responsibility, to consider all the pros and cons

Criteria for choosing a profession

It is not entirely correct to limit yourself to clear criteria, since there is no single correct formula that allows you to choose a specialization. Teachers and psychologists offer to pass special tests that determine individual inclinations and help determine the field of activity.

The test results are worth listening to, but they should not be decisive in making a decision. According to one of the theories, each person has his own talent and, so to speak, destiny, which help him achieve success in a certain field or industry.

The main criteria to be followed:

• individual inclinations (humanities, mathematician, biologist);
• talent and abilities (intellectual, spiritual, physical);
• preferences by type and occupation (mental work, work with people, art or physical labor);
• individual psychotype;
• the perceived benefits of specialization;
• the demand for the profession in real time.

To decide on a future profession, it is necessary to “try on” all the specialties in your thoughts and feel what your soul is for

Based on the above list, we can draw the only conclusion - it is necessary to base the choice on personal qualities, talents, abilities. It is important to choose a business to your liking, to do what you like, bring moral satisfaction and benefit, and what works best.

Today's youth often pursue the most fashionable or highly paid specialties only for reasons of image and profit. If you love and understand your business, you can become successful in any business. Real professionals are respected and earn well.

The state of the current world economy obliges to take into account the demand for the profession. The right approach will allow not to throw a diploma on the shelf and not join the ranks of the unemployed. This does not mean that you need to abandon your dream, but only slightly correct it.

Important advice from psychologists:

1. Don't follow your parents. It is necessary to listen to the wise advice of adults, but the final decision remains with the graduate. Often parents impose specialties that they like without listening to the wishes of the child. In addition, such an important step teaches responsibility and independence.
2. Do not be scared. Fear or uncertainty is always present, you can not let them stop you. It is important to remember that in case of failure, you can retrain and master the desired profession.
3. "Take the job for yourself." Describe in detail what you do and where you work. You can describe the working day in detail. If the presented causes joy, then the specialty is suitable.

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Professions of the future

The modern reality is changing so fast that no one can give an accurate forecast of how the market will change in 10 or 20 years. However, here are some useful conclusions that can be drawn right now:

1. There will be fewer jobs.

This is mainly about unskilled labor - work as a taxi driver, cashier, etc.

There are several reasons for the upcoming reductions: population growth has become higher than economic growth, and technological progress is gradually entering all spheres of human life. The modern city dweller cannot be surprised by self-service checkouts and ordering goods via the Internet. In Singapore, the first unmanned taxis are already being prepared for launch, and the first Tesla drone will soon be tested. The service sector is becoming increasingly automated, so there is reason to believe that fewer and fewer living specialists will be required in it.

1. IT professionals will become even more in demand

Representatives of this area are already listed on the market - they are offered high salaries and positions in the largest companies. The high-tech era dictates its own rules, and the humanities are clearly losing out to specialties related to computer technology.

1. The wage gap will widen

In the future, most likely, it will be more difficult to remain "average". The world will be divided into highly qualified specialists with good salaries and unskilled workers with meager salaries. Average job seekers will either have to improve their skills or settle for worse jobs and lower salaries.

And now a logical question: how to behave in the modern market?

How to become a sought-after specialist in the labor market: 3 main tips

Competition in the market is getting higher, so it is advisable to think about your advantages even before starting work. Below are a few tips that will help you not only become a sought-after specialist, but also secure this status for many years to come:

1. Develop specialized skills

Today's schoolchildren will have to study not only at the university, but for almost the rest of their lives. High-skilled and low-skilled specialists differ only in the quality of their work—that is, in the skills they possess. It is the skills that allow one lawyer to lead large international projects, and the second to apply for a position with a salary of only 15,000 rubles.

Even if you have to start small, the main thing is not to stop and keep learning - over time, you will break far ahead and bypass all competitors.

1. Choose growing markets

Those. new niches that have just appeared now will become highly competitive in 10 years. This also applies to the so far new blockchain and cryptocurrencies, as well as digital technologies. In such markets, on the one hand, more offers and professions will appear, on the other hand, more money will be invested in them.

1. Learn to do everything quickly

A modern young specialist is unlikely to be able to never change jobs in his life, like his predecessors. Most likely, you will work not only in different companies, but also in areas of activity. You need to be ready for this: be able to switch, quickly process information, acquire new skills.

What professions are waiting for popularity in the near future? And what specialties will soon conquer the market? More on that below.

What professions will be in demand in 2022: forecast

For many current professionals, analysts have a very disappointing forecast. Universities have produced too many lawyers and psychologists, and even more designers than the market needs. On the other hand, there is a shortage of agronomists, doctors (of all specialties) and engineers. Speaking in general, it will be most difficult for graduates in the humanities to get a job in their specialty: more than 80% of them are still unable to do this.

What profession to choose so that it remains in demand in the future?

Nobel laureate Christopher Pissarides has pointed out a number of areas where machines cannot yet completely replace humans:

• educational sphere;
• healthcare;
• individual services;
• real estate;
• household sector.

In other areas, robotics will become more and more in demand. But this does not mean that people will not be needed. There will simply be new professions needed to work with machines. So, they are already predicting new specialties that will appear in the next 10 years:

• airship designer;
• bioethicist;
• physician in the field of IT;
• robotics engineer;
• space geologist;
• energy zero road designer.

This is not the whole list of professions of the future. At the moment, it consists of more than 100 items - and will only increase over time.

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If it seems to you that such a future is more like a science fiction movie, remember how much our world has changed in just the past 20 years. More recently, we turned on music on tape recorders, used film cameras. Children dreamed of a personal computer, and adults dreamed of a cell phone - then these things cost decent money. Some people have never even heard of the internet.

What about today? The market is littered with cheap PCs and other gadgets, the Internet costs a penny, we order food and clothes online. But quite a bit of time has passed!

There is one but: so far, universities do not teach airship designers. Graduates will have to choose from what is now. However, this is not a sentence: you just need to take into account possible changes and choose a field of activity that is as close as possible to promising professions. When the market changes, new training programs will become available, and it will be easier for people with basic knowledge in the right area to master them.

Of course, do not completely forget about personal preferences. After all, you also don’t want to work in a highly paid, but unloved job. In addition, there are not so few promising specialties.

What professions will disappear from the market

It is rather about a constant decrease in the number of employed specialists - up to the complete disappearance, which (in some cases) can take more than one decade. For example, experts have long been predicting the disappearance of librarians, but they still work in their libraries. But with the development of computer technology, this profession is indeed becoming less and less necessary every year.

Salespeople are another dying profession. They will become less necessary, thanks to the automation and growth of online shopping. This list also includes postmen and some other professions, such as postmen or watchmen.

But not only unskilled labor is disappearing. Experts predict that journalists, copywriters, editing and proofreading specialists will soon be out of work. The functions of journalists will be taken over by social networks, and work with text will be automated.

The position of assistant secretary may also soon be abolished: it is already cheaper for many entrepreneurs to hire a remote assistant. Representatives of such professions as understudy, stuntman and museum worker can be replaced by advanced technologies.

Lawyers, accountants, economists and managers, who are already overabundant in the market, will find it even more difficult to find work by the middle of the 21st century. Sberbank has already announced its plans to replace about 3,000 active lawyers with robots, and a proposal has come from the Ministry of Finance to halve the number of accountants.

At the moment, 50 professions are endangered, and some of them are now very popular among the population.

What will change in the labor market in the near future

Changes associated with the development of technology will affect all spheres. Before choosing a university and specialty, you need to sensibly assess what you need to learn in order to become successful. We talked about the introduction of robotics, but this is not the only important change in the market:

• doctors and teachers will get rid of paperwork by special programs. At the same time, the professions themselves will still be relevant;
• along with IT-technologies and eco-projects, the service sector will actively develop;
• in order to obtain a demanded highly paid specialty, the applicant must be fluent in English. It will be useful to know Chinese and some other European languages;
• Education will increasingly move to the online sphere. People will study more - after the diploma, specialists will go to master additional narrow-profile training programs;
• a diploma will be valued less than the real knowledge and skills of the applicant.

With these trends in mind, you might want to think about additional courses or self-education, such as taking English courses alongside university studies.

IT specialist is one of the most demanded professions of our time. What do you need to know and be able to master this profession? Where can you get this job? What "inconveniences" do IT professionals face? Let's try to figure this out.

In the twenty-first century, information is everything, and almost no industry can work without the use of information technology. Hence, there is constantly a high demand, both for the development and implementation of special programs for existing and newly opened enterprises, and for specialists in this field.

That is why an IT specialist is one of the most sought-after professions of our time. What do you need to know and be able to master this profession? Where can you get this job? What "disadvantages" do they face? IT professionals? Let's try to figure this out.

Who is an IT specialist?

Scientists began to develop information technologies in the middle of the twentieth century, when there was a need to automate the processing, systematization and storage of information, since classical sources (libraries, periodicals) no longer fully coped with this task.

By the way, at present, librarianship is also not complete without the use of technical support: the network of electronic libraries is expanding, ancient manuscripts and archives are entered into electronic file cabinets and duplicated in digital form. This makes rare editions more accessible to the general public, while access to original sources remains very limited.

The first computers (electronic computers), which appeared in the late sixties of the last century, have already sunk into the past. This technique recorded information on punched tapes, long strips of paper with a dotted pattern. But such information also had to be stored somehow. Since the beginning of the 60s, mankind began to actively use magnetic recordings, cellular communications, and by the end of the 90s, hard drives appeared that record information in the language of numbers. Information processing required people who can create commands (programs) for machines, as well as specialists who create artificial intelligence.

Thus, a whole family of professions appeared that are united by one name: programmer, system analyst, system architect, system administrator, information systems specialist, information security specialist, PC operator, information technology manager, database administrator, Web master, etc. .d.

Today, information technologies are widely used for communication, in the field of management, banking, on their basis educational programs are developed and implemented, geoprospecting and resource extraction, high technologies are necessary in modern industry, medicine, and security. The areas of application of information technologies in various industries are gradually expanding, and this directly indicates a constant and increasing need for the services of IT specialists, which means we can safely say that this profession of the future.

What personal qualities should an IT specialist have?

To become a sought-after IT specialist, you must first of all have a high basic level of training in such disciplines as mathematics and English. This requirement is due to the fact that all computer programs are written in the language of numbers, while the international language, English, is used to create them.

Also, the future IT-specialist must:

• have a good memory;
• be able to find a logical relationship;
• to show non-standard approaches to solving various problems;
• be diligent and attentive;
• have a tendency to self-organization;
• be able to work in a team;
• take the initiative.

We emphasize that the listed requirements are only the "Minimum" program.

To realize yourself in one of the profile areas of information technology, certain creative abilities are often required: artistic taste, creativity, dedication to the field of activity for which the program is being developed.

Benefits of being an IT specialist

It is believed that every job should have at least three advantages, which are the incentive to do it. The profession of an IT specialist has the following advantages:

• Each person strives to keep up with the times, engaging in self-development, raising education, expanding horizons. But for this, most often, it is required to specially allocate free time from work. An IT specialist has the opportunity to improve his intellectual level on the job, since this is also his direct responsibility.
• Since labor activities of an IT specialist is intellectual, then, thanks to the same technologies, he can carry it out, being at a great distance from the immediate place of work (that is, remotely).
• It is impossible not to note the demand for the profession and a fairly high level of salaries (both in private business and in the state system). According to statistics, this profession is marked by an annual increase in wages of 10-16%, which is often paid in dollar terms.

In addition, the still ongoing shortage of personnel in the field of IT technologies makes it easy to solve employment issues, while it is very difficult for specialists in other professions to find vacancies. This trend will continue for a long time, because the training of specialists in the field of technology support is still far behind the growing demand for their services.

Disadvantages of the profession of an IT specialist

It's no secret that even the smartest machines sometimes fail and require the intervention of a person who is able to get them working - an IT specialist. Well, since the machines have not yet learned to determine whether it is working time or a day off, they break down at any time of the day. And this means that such a profession is most often associated with an irregular work schedule, which, of course, often violates personal plans.

To Disadvantages of the profession of an IT specialist also include constant and high mental stress, which adversely affects the emotional state and normal functions of the nervous system. Therefore, choosing a profession, a person should be able to properly organize the regime of work and rest, despite the irregular schedule.

Do not forget about the negative impact of professional activity on health: constant and very high visual loads require careful attention to the organs of vision, and a "sedentary" lifestyle often leads to problems with being overweight and the musculoskeletal system.

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By the way, if you have a good basic level in mathematics and English, then before passing the entrance exams to the university, it would be nice to get trained in special courses: icnd1 or Cisco. Such preliminary preparation will help to successfully pass the entrance exams, practice and get an initial idea of ​​\u200b\u200bthe future work.