career resources links

• AITP Computer Roundtable
• Purdue Career Fairs (CCO)
• College of Technology Job Fair
• Purdue Center for Career Opportunities (CCO)
• Purdue University Employment

Placement

• Current Job Opportunities for CIT Students
• Current CIT Faculty/Staff Openings
• Available CIT Graduate Assistantships
• Purdue Career Opportunities Center
• Purdue Career Fairs
• AITP Computer Roundtable
• Indiana careersINsite
• NationJob Network
• Geographic Cost of Living Calculator

Employment Picture

B.S. Degree (Information Systems and Network Engineering Technology Majors)

Average Starting Salaries*:

2005-06	2006-07
$54,998	$57,663

2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05
$54,996	$47,306	$50,651	$50,275	$52,680

1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00
$35,554	$40,320	$43,564	$48,174	$51,286

Reported by academic year (e.g. 2000-01 would be the semesters including: Summer 2000, Fall 2000 & Spring 2001).

*NOTE: Grads available for employment. Information is self-reported.

2006-07 Placement rate of those reporting = 94%
Response Rate = 80%
Percentage Employed in Indiana = 23%
Total Number of Graduates = 93

2005-06 Placement rate of those reporting = 94%
Response Rate = 76%
Percentage Employed in Indiana = 37%
Total Number of Graduates = 128

2004-05 Placement rate of those reporting = 98%
Response Rate = 53%
Percentage Employed in Indiana = 48%
Total Number of Graduates = 165

CIT Student Internships

CIT students participate in Company Sponsored summer internships and employment.

The average salary for internships is $12.95 per hour.

Hiring companies include Abbott Laboratories, BriteSource, CNA Insurance, Depaw University, ExxonMobil Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Haas & Associates, Indiana Department of Education, Purdue University, JP Morgan Chase, Kimberly Clark, Kraft Foods, Raytheon, State Farm.

Recruiters please take note:

The Department of Computer & Information Technology provides placement assistance to recruiters who want to:

• distribute job openings through a departmental listserv
• disseminate recruiting literature
• set up interviews
  
  Can we help you?

Career opportunities for CIT students, graduates, and alumni are coordinated by the department. If you are a CIT student or alumni and would like to subscribe to the CIT Job placement listserv, send an email to citjobs-request@lists.purdue.edu with the message body stating "subscribe" only. You may also subscribe by going to the following webpage:
https://lists.purdue.edu/mailman/listinfo/citjobs.

 

CIT Graduates:

Please complete the Alumni Information Form so that we can accurately report Average Salaries.
Please email your completed form to armurphy@purdue.edu

• Alumni/Placement Information Form

CIT Graduates are:

Employed by companies such as:		Employed with job titles such as:
3M		Application Developer
American Management Systems		Consultant
Bank of America		Data Analyst
Cerner		Database Administrator
Crowe, Chizek & Co.		Information Analyst
Cummins Diesel, Inc.		IT Analyst
Dell		Network Administrator
Discover Financial Services		Programmer
Eli Lilly		Programmer Analyst
ExxonMobil		Project Manager
InfoComm Systems, Inc.		Security Specialist
Ford Motor Company		Software Developer
GE Medical Systems		Software Engineer
Great Lakes Chemical		Software Tester
IBM		System Administrator
International Paper		Systems Analyst
Lafayette Life Insurance		Systems Developer
Lockheed Martin		System Engineer
Motorola		Web Developer
State Farm
Verizon
WalMart