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Information Technology is a very competitive career field, where a number of job options are available for the professionally trained students. These information technology professionals are responsible for the hardware and software maintenance, and troubleshooting etc. Since there are several specialized field in information technology, the major responsibilities of the professional actually depends on type of job. However, the most common job responsibilities of an IT professional include:

• Monitor and sustain technology within the organization.
• Troubleshooting all kind of technical issues.
• Electronic data processing as well as developing computer systems operations.
• Control information systems of the organization as well as the electronic data processing (EDP).
• Input and maintain the various IP addresses.

Job responsibilities of various IT professionals:

Programmers: The main job of a programmer is to code and test keeping the design specification in mind. This is basically an entry level job, therefore, these people often works under appropriate supervision. The senior programmers, who are more experienced, maintain and if necessary also repair software applications. They further support in creating test scripts as well as implement and document those tests.

Analyst Programmers: These analyst programmers are especially skilled in testing, coding and implementation of configuration changes to various software applications. They are also responsible for documenting and assisting in the various technical issues as well as in supervising the other programmers.

Systems Analysts: They are responsible for the whole software application programming development and testing. They also provide support for its maintenance. These people also direct the coding testing of the various software applications. Some of the system analysts also supervise development of the technical and functional design as well as oversee the delivery and maintenance of those technical solutions. In certain cases, they also perform certain management responsibilities.

IT Managers: The IT managers help in generating the scope and direction of various projects and also in optimizing the team’s performance. They analyze and plan high level software solution and strategies as well as develop proposals for the clients and also advice them if necessary. They are further responsible for analyzing various financial and operational risks.

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