Information technology

Information technology interacts with all sectors of our state's economy. Minnesota is home to about 108,000 people working in information technology occupations, according to 2023 data. That’s about 3.8% of total employment in Minnesota, while the national average for such occupations is about 3.7%.

The IT occupations within the Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline represent pathways to in-demand jobs within an industry that is well-suited for dual-training opportunities.

Validated pyramids and occupational competency summaries

• Application developer

• Business intelligence developer/architect

• Cloud architect

• Computer user support specialist

• Data science/artificial intelligence machine learning specialist

• Database administrator

• Information security analyst/specialist

• Information technology project planner/manager

• Network engineer

• Software engineer/developer

• Testing and quality assurance analyst

• Web developer – back end

• Web developer – front end

The approach to developing competency standards is found in Minnesota law. The information that informs the development of competency standards comes from a variety of sources that include but are not limited to:  Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development; Minnesota laws and rules; Minnesota state agencies and licensing boards; O-NET Online; Competency Model Clearinghouse from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration; state, national and international trade associations and advocacy organizations; job postings and job descriptions; higher education resources; and input from attendees of industry forums, competency council meetings, public events and meetings conducted by DLI staff members.

Questions?

Contact us at PIPELINE.Program@state.mn.us.