IT careers in the context of Nepal

There is an infinite scope and opportunities in the field of IT. We know lots of career path that we can select and along with that we see new and emerging careers paths coming along our way. It is necessary for us to select our field of interest during the study period and its future prospects in the context of Nepal and abroad. Currently IT industry is facing a severe shortage of competent human resource both locally and globally.
IT graduates can work in different industry like software industry, financial institutions, Health, corporate organizations etc. The following are the list of most common career paths for IT graduates.

1.System Administrator:
System Administrator is a person who manages the all the IT resources of an organization. An organization requires a system administrator to manage servers, pc, network, internet, backups, security etc. System Administrators can get opportunity in ISP, NGO, INGO, Software companies, schools, colleges etc. CCNA, CCNP, MCSA, MCSE are some of the certifications which can be acquired to work as a system administrator.
System Analyst: The system analyst is responsible for performing the feasibility study of a system. They prepare software requirement specification based on the requirement of the stakeholders. A systems analyst researches problem, plans solutions, recommends software and systems, and coordinates development to meet business or other requirements. They also help programmers during the development of the software. In the context of Nepal it has a very good scope in software companies.

2. Project Manager: Project manager is responsible to manage the assigned project. Coordinates project related communication with clients and manages the development team, distributes project work among the team members, tracks the progress of the projects. In the context of Nepal project manager has a very good scope in software companies.

3. Mobile Application Developer: Mobile application development is one of the most demanded and fastest growing career fields in the world. As mobile devices continue to change the way we do business, communicate, and access news & entertainment, the demand for new and innovative mobile applications is growing rapidly. Mobile application developer for iphone, android are in high demand.
Software Developer: Software developer is responsible to develop software. They should have a good programming, problem solving and analytical skills. Software developers can select any one of the development platform among VB.NET, Visual Basic (VB), Java, Delphi, Oracle Business Intelligence.

4. Web Developer: Web developer is responsible for the development of websites and web applications. Web developers can select any one of the programming language as a development platform among PHP, ASP.NET, ASP, JSP, Perl, Ruby on Rails. There is a huge scope of PHP and Asp.Net in Nepal. Moreover, a lot of software companies choose PHP as a development platform. Furthermore, PHP web developers can gain expertise in popular open source software like Joomla, Word Press, Drupal, Magento etc. Web developers working as a Joomla Expert, Word Press Expert, Drupal Expert, Magento Expert can relatively earn more. It is also good to have knowledge of PHP framework like Zend, CodeIgniter, CakePHP etc. There is a good demand of PHP developers in software companies of Nepal. Web developers showing sufficient expertise in open source software and frameworks are in high demand.

5. Web Designer: Web designer is responsible for designing the web site. Web designer should have knowledge of Photoshop/ Fireworks, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery. Web designer should be creative enough to make attractive websites and interfaces.

6. SEO/ SMM Expert: IT graduates can also work as a Search Engine Optimization and social media marketing expert. They should possess sufficient skills to do online marketing of businesses (websites) by listing it in organic search result of search engines. They can also make use of social media and networking tools like YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn etc in promoting products or services online. These days the need of SEO expert is increasing globally.

7. Database Developer: Should have a good knowledge of database design, SQL since it will be used while creating software, websites and web applications. Popular database systems used by database developers are MySQL, Oracle, MSSQL.

8. QA (Quality Assurance): Quality assurance officer are responsible for ensuring the quality of the software and web applications. They should have knowledge of different testing techniques, designing test cases and performing tests.

9. Technical Writer: Responsible in creating documentation of the software and web applications. They are also responsible for creating user manuals.
There are also other careers prospects for IT graduates like Graphics Designer, System Administrator, System Engineer, Database Administrator, Network Engineer, Animator, Ethical Hacker, Network Security specialist, hardware engineer and many more. Moreover new trends of working practices are being developed these days where you have boundless opportunities to work from home as a freelancer if you can reveal competent skills. Some another sectors like Animation, game developing and OUT Sourcing can be job sectors for IT graduates.