Colorado Tech Jobs for Traffic Technicians
While there aren't many Colorado tech jobs for traffic technicians, the interesting occupation is expected to grow in the coming years.
Traffic technicians spend most of their time conducting field studies under the direction of a traffic engineer. They conduct studies to determine traffic volume, speed, the effectiveness of traffic signals, the adequacy of traffic lights, and any other factors that might influence traffic conditions.
Most employers in Colorado prefer applicants for traffic technician jobs to have at least bachelor's degree and some short-term on-the-job training, but not all employers enforce these requirements, according to the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment.
Jobs in Hawaii Take on New Scope
A giant telescope will ultimately create jobs in Hawaii.
The University of Hawaii Board of Regents recently approved plans for the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Mauna Kea. Once approved by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the project will make Hawaii home to the world's most advanced and capable astronomical observatory.
Although there was previously some concern as to whether the TMT would damage Mauna Kea's summit, the project has already been approved by the Mauna Kea Management Board, UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng, and UH President M.R.C. Greenwood, and Gov. Linda Lingle accepted the Final Environmental Impact Statement.
OR Jobs Created by IBM
One popular tech company is planning to create hundreds of OR jobs.
IBM has announced that it will hire 600 new employees in Oregon as a result of the company's recent acquisition of Beaverton-based Wilshire Credit Corporation, which will allow IBM to introduce a new mortgage software. The company chose Oregon over Charlotte, N.C., and Tulsa, Okla. for its new operations.
"We were very pleased," Jill Miles, national recruitment officer for the State of Oregon, told The Oregonian. "When you get something like this, everything else goes by the wayside and this is your focus, because the return to the state is so great."
San Diego Tech Jobs Decline
The number of new locally-based technology companies declined at the beginning of this year, meaning there were fewer new San Diego tech jobs available.
The most recent Innovation Report from Connect found that 51 technology start-up companies were formed in San Diego County during Q1 2010. Although that number doesn't seem low, it's 21 percent below the number of tech start-ups created during Q1 2009, and a 31 percent decrease from Q4 2009.
Throughout California as a whole, 442 new tech companies were created during Q1 2010, which is a 37 percent decrease from Q4 2009. San Diego County accounted for 13 percent of new technology businesses throughout the state at the beginning of this year, placing it third, after Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties.