The AIS – Temple Fox School Information Systems Job Index is a joint five year project to produce reliable national level data on information systems careers, including placement, type of jobs, satisfaction, and related factors such as career services, knowledge level, preparedness, and search strategies. The project will produce an annual IS job index report and is intended to become the first systematic assessment of the IS job market. For more, see http://isjobindex.com

1. AIS –TEMPLE FOX SCHOOL
INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOB INDEX
Munir Mandviwalla, Crystal Harold, Paul Pavlou, Tony Petrucci

3. The Problem
We don’t understand the IS job market

4. Important Questions
How many jobs?
What kinds of jobs?
What do they pay?
What jobs are growing and what are not?
What are the good jobs?
Do the job requirements match skill sets?
What is the best way to search for a job?
What differentiates successful candidates?
How are we doing? National – Regional - Local

5. National
advisory
board
Extensively
tested 35 item
survey
instrument
Research team
at Temple
University
Multi-year
partnership AIS -
Temple
University

6. Results
48 universities nationwide
1200+ students

7. Graduation
Date/Job
Offer
January-
12
May-
12
August-
12
January-
13
May-
13
August-
13
January-
14
May-
14
January-
15
no 11% 19% 57% 16% 22% 38% 41% 34% 47%
yes 89% 81% 43% 84% 78% 63% 59% 66% 53%
Placement

8. 68%
32%
Gender
Male
Female
55%
0%
6%
28%
2%
7%
2%
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander
Black/ African-
American
Asian
Middle-Eastern
Hispanic
Other

9. 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Other
Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries
Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical/Healthcare/Medical Services
Business Services/Consulting
Construction/Architecture/Engineering
Consumer Products/Wholesaler/Retailer/Distributor
Education
Financial Services/Banking/Accounting
Government: Federal (including Military)
Government: State or Local (including Law Enforcement)
Information Technology
Insurance/Real Estate/Legal
Manufacturing
Media/Entertainment
Non-Profit
Petroleum/Energy
Transportation/Utilities (Energy, Water, etc.)
Industry
BACHELOR MASTER

10. 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Other
Computer Systems Analysts
Database Administrators
Software Developers, Applications
Computer Programmers
Software Developers, Systems Software
Web Developers
Information Security Analysts
Computer Support Specialists
Computer Network Support Specialists
Computer Network Architects
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Job Classification
BACHELOR MASTER

11. $55,000
$63,397
$67,937
$66,971
$57,961
$54,195
$58,699
$56,793
$- $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
MASTERBACHELOR
Average Salary and Regions

12. $63,850
$66,534
$61,003
$70,233
$51,789
$52,528
$58,377
$54,465
$58,228
$56,945
$59,835
$54,029
$65,293
$56,151
$- $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000
Other
Business Services/Consulting
Financial Services
Information Technology
Other
Healthcare
Business Services/Consulting
Consumer Products
Financial Services
Information Technology
Insurance/Real Estate/Legal
Manufacturing
Petroleum/Energy
Transportation/Utilities
MASTERBACHELOR
Average Salary and Industries

13. $67,531
$62,667
$61,925
$77,353
$55,855
$60,376
$46,857
$57,384
$58,182
$55,245
$58,241
$46,389
$60,952
$- $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $90,000
Other
Computer Systems Analysts
Software Developers, Applications
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Other
Computer Systems Analysts
Database Administrators
Software Developers, Applications
Computer Programmers
Software Developers, Systems Software
Information Security Analysts
Computer Support Specialists
Computer and Information Systems Managers
MASTERBACHELOR Average Salary and Job Classifications

14. Region Number of Job
Applications
Attitude Confidence
Northeast 13.2 5.1 5.4
Midwest 9.9 5.5 5.8
South 12.4 5.6 5.9
West 13.2 5.4 5.8
Receive Offer? Number of Job
Applications
Attitude Confidence
NO 12.6 4.5 5.1
YES 11.9 5.8 6.0
Total 12.1 5.4 5.8

15. Implications
Attract
female
students
Attract
Hispanic
and black
students
Job titles and
classifications
are broken
Confidence
and
attitude of
students
Opportunity
to lead new
hiring
practices
Generalists
vs. Experts

18. Appendix

19. Top 10 observations
1. Job market is healthy:74% placement,
78% upon graduation.
2. Bachelor: $57,212, Master: $65,394.
3. 76% satisfied with jobs, 76%
confident they will perform well in
those jobs. 73% found IT related jobs.
4. IT, Financial Services, and Business
Services / Consulting top industries.
5. Systems Analysts: 35% Bachelor, 28%
Master.
6. IS students are industrious and use
multiple techniques and sources to
find jobs.
7. Moderately confident and
moderately positive about the job
search process.
8. Career Services centers are important
for getting a job. Faculty support is
more valuable than central University
support.
9. Knowledgeable about the profession.
10.68% male, 55% white, and 28%
Asian.

20. 9%
9%
12%
18%
9%
8%
36%
17%
23%
12%
17%
14%
6%
11%
7%
6%
11%
13%
10%
5%
47%
11%
12%
11%
14%
12%
10%
30%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Less than 5 hours
6-10 hours
11-15 hours
16-20 hours
21-25 hours
26-30 hours
Over 30 hours
Less than 5 hours
6-10 hours
11-15 hours
16-20 hours
21-25 hours
26-30 hours
Over 30 hours
MASTERBACHELOR Hours Spent on Job Search
Received Offer Did not receive offer

21. 3.2
3.1
3.4
2.7
2.7
2.4
2.8
3.5
3.8
2.9
3.5
2.8
3.4
3.4
3.4
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
Improving Organizational Processes
Exploiting Opportunities Created by Technology…
Understanding & Addressing Info. Requirements
Designing and Managing Enterprise Architecture
Identifying and Evaluating Solution and Sourcing…
Securing Data and Infrastructure
Understanding, Managing and Controlling IT Risks
Leadership and Collaboration
Communication
Negotiation
Analytical and Critical Thinking, including Creativity and…
Mathematical Foundations
General Models of Business
Business Functions
Evaluation of Business Performance
BACHELOR
Knowledge levels

22. EVALUATION OF CAREER SERVICES AND FACULTY SUPPORT
Receive
offer?
Career services
support
Faculty
support
MASTER NO 4.7 5.2
YES 5.3 5.7
BACHELOR NO 4.9 5.2
YES 5.3 5.9

23. 3.4
3.4
3.7
3.0
3.0
2.7
2.9
3.4
3.9
3.1
3.9
3.1
3.5
3.3
3.4
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
Improving Organizational Processes
Exploiting Opportunities Created by Technology…
Understanding & Addressing Info. Requirements
Designing and Managing Enterprise Architecture
Identifying and Evaluating Solution and Sourcing…
Securing Data and Infrastructure
Understanding, Managing and Controlling IT Risks
Leadership and Collaboration
Communication
Negotiation
Analytical and Critical Thinking, including Creativity and…
Mathematical Foundations
General Models of Business
Business Functions
Evaluation of Business Performance
MASTER

24. Demographics
• Age
• Race
• Gender
• Experience
• Region
• Type of degree
• Area of study
Level of
knowledge
• Enterprise
architecture
• Data
• Design
• Solutions
• Risk
• Collaboration
• Communication
skills
• Business
functions
Job search
process
• Number applied
• Satisfaction
• Level of
preparation
• Sources of jobs
• Time spent
• Confidence in
market
• Resources
available
• Quality of
resources
Job search
success
• Interviews
• Offers
• Salary
• Benefits
Job category and
types
• Type of industry
• Type job

25. Participating Institutions
1. American University
2. Arizona State University
3. Ball State University
4. Baruch College
5. Bentley University
6. Boston College
7. Boston University
8. Brigham Young University
9. Central Connecticut State University
10. Florida State University
11. Georgia Institute of Technology
12. Indiana University
13. Iowa State University
14. James Madison University
15. Lehigh University
16. Louisiana State University
17. Oakland University
18. Ohio University
19. Oklahoma State University
20. San Jose State University
21. Temple University
22. Texas A&M University
23. The University of Alabama –
Tuscaloosa
24. The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro
25. University of Arizona
26. University of Arkansas
27. University of California-Irvine
28. University of Cincinnati
29. University of Colorado-Denver
30. University of Connecticut
31. University of Dayton
32. University of Delaware
33. University of Houston
34. University of Memphis
35. University of Michigan-Dearborn
36. University of Minnesota
37. University of Missouri-St. Louis
38. University of Nebraska at Omaha
39. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
40. University of North Texas
41. University of Notre Dame
42. University of Oklahoma
43. University of Tampa
44. University of Texas, Dallas
45. University of Virginia
46. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
47. Utah State University
48. Villanova University

26. 21%
25%36%
18%
Respondents by Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
12%
22%
25%
41%
Respondents by Department Size
Very Small
Small
Medium
Large

27. National Advisory Board
 Jane Fedorowicz, President, AIS and Bentley
University
 Tom Ferratt, University of Dayton
 Robert G. Fichman, Boston College
 Joey George, Iowa State University
 Paulo Goes, University of Arizona
 Michael Goul, Arizona State University
 Alok Gupta, University of Minnesota
 Vijay Gurbaxani, University of California-
Irvine
 David Hale, University of Alabama
 Sirkka Jarvenpaa, University of Texas, Austin
 William J. Kettinger, University of Memphis
 Lorne Olfman, Claremont Graduate
University
 Tony Petrucci, Temple University
 Srinivasan Raghunathan, University of Texas,
Dallas
 Vallabhajosyula Sambamurthy, Michigan
State University
 Sandra A. Slaughter, Georgia Institute of
Technology
 Pete Tinsley, Executive Director, Association
for Information Systems
 Ramesh Venkataraman, Indiana University

28. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%
Career services
Student organization
Full-time job databank
Part-time job databank
Resume book
Career fairs
Resume development
Etiquette training
Soft skills development
Mock interviews
Career counseling
Networking events
E-portfolios
Speaker series
Mentoring program
Percentage Receiving Offers
ResourceAvailability
Resources and Percentage Receiving Offers
YES NO