Data Communication Analyst Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

There are an estimated 262,000 data communication analysts nationally. Recent data shows the joblessness for workers is low compared to other jobs. An estimated 4% of employees were not able to find a job in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

The highest density of data communication analysts are found in Tallahassee (Florida), Fayetteville (Arkansas), and Washington (District of Columbia). The lowest density occurs around Elkhart (Indiana), Hickory (North Carolina), and Gary (Indiana).

Compensation for workers is highst in San Jose (California), Edison (New Jersey), and Newark (New Jersey), and is the lowest in Shreveport (Louisiana), Coeur d'Alene (Idaho), and Medford (Oregon).

Training and Education

Employers tend to prefer to hire employees that have a bachelor's degree. in 57% of cases, data communication analysts have four year degrees or better. Among workers 35% pursued some additional career education without completing a bachelor's degree. In 8% of cases, employees have only a high school education. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Data communication analysts working part-time are about 9% of the total. About 18% of workers work on their own.

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Data Communication Analysts Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of data communication analysts compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for data communication analysts.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Birmingham	$65,000	630
Huntsville	$68,000	460
Montgomery	$65,000	380
Mobile	$54,000	130
Tuscaloosa	$48,000	50
Dothan	$61,000	40

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$69,000	210

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Phoenix	$63,000	2,630
Tucson	$83,000	370
Flagstaff	$54,000	60

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Fayetteville	$75,000	1,100
Little Rock	$53,000	450
Fort Smith	$53,000	40

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
San Jose	$99,000	3,480
San Francisco	$89,000	3,120
Oakland	$81,000	2,890
Santa Ana	$77,000	2,440
San Diego	$74,000	2,110
Sacramento	$68,000	1,590
Riverside	$64,000	950
Oxnard	$68,000	540
Santa Cruz	$66,000	310
Santa Rosa	$79,000	280
Modesto	$79,000	220
Fresno	$67,000	210
Santa Barbara	$70,000	190
Bakersfield	$87,000	160
Stockton	$62,000	140
Salinas	$63,000	100
San Luis Obispo	$72,000	100
Vallejo	$79,000	70
Redding	$65,000	70
Visalia	$62,000	60
Chico	$64,000	50
Napa	$63,000	50

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$80,000	3,020
Colorado Springs	$64,000	910
Boulder	$78,000	470
Fort Collins	$52,000	170
Greeley	$50,000	120
Grand Junction	$63,000	40

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Hartford	$73,000	1,720
Bridgeport	$80,000	1,020
New Haven	$80,000	770
Danbury	$75,000	140
Norwich	$67,000	140
Waterbury	$65,000	40

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$83,000	650
Dover	$65,000	80

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$85,000	13,130

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Tampa	$72,000	3,020
Orlando	$64,000	2,580
Miami	$73,000	2,130
Fort Lauderdale	$64,000	1,970
West Palm Beach	$78,000	1,290
Jacksonville	$72,000	1,250
Tallahassee	$52,000	1,050
Lakeland	$67,000	660
Gainesville	$55,000	580
Palm Bay	$60,000	570
Cape Coral	$68,000	340
Sarasota	$61,000	290
Deltona	$56,000	270
Pensacola	$71,000	220
Port St Lucie	$58,000	180
Naples	$68,000	170
Ocala	$51,000	120
Panama City	$49,000	90

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$75,000	4,550
Columbus	$76,000	150
Macon	$44,000	140
Augusta	$70,000	130
Savannah	$70,000	60
Dalton	$56,000	40
Gainesville	$48,000	40
Warner Robins	$75,000	40

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$65,000	1,030

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boise	$65,000	360
Idaho Falls		90
Coeur Dalene	$50,000	40
Pocatello	$40,000	30

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Chicago	$75,000	5,420
Peoria	$63,000	160
Bloomington	$72,000	150
Champaign	$59,000	130
Springfield	$63,000	120
Rockford	$57,000	70

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$71,000	1,600
Fort Wayne	$60,000	740
Evansville	$59,000	110
Bloomington	$53,000	70
Gary	$58,000	70
Lafayette	$55,000	60
Elkhart	$52,000	40
Terre Haute	$54,000	30

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Des Moines	$70,000	820
Cedar Rapids	$59,000	400
Davenport	$70,000	160
Sioux City	$61,000	70
Iowa City	$63,000	60
Ames		50
Waterloo	$56,000	30

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Wichita	$65,000	270
Topeka	$50,000	230
Lawrence		110

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Louisville	$62,000	1,090
Lexington	$55,000	420
Owensboro	$59,000	60
Bowling Green	$54,000	40

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$57,000	370
Baton Rouge	$52,000	280
Monroe	$48,000	90
Shreveport	$42,000	70
Lafayette	$55,000	60
Lake Charles	$52,000	40
Houma		30

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$72,000	310
Lewiston	$62,000	50

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baltimore	$79,000	4,020
Bethesda	$87,000	2,980
Hagerstown	$48,000	100
Salisbury	$58,000	40

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$83,000	3,750
Framingham	$81,000	710
Worcester	$77,000	400
Springfield	$63,000	270
Lowell	$85,000	220
Haverhill	$69,000	80
Brockton	$85,000	60
Leominster	$61,000	60
Taunton	$72,000	40
Lawrence	$60,000	30

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$77,000	2,970
Detroit	$75,000	1,140
Grand Rapids	$87,000	430
Lansing	$61,000	280
Niles	$79,000	250
Flint	$66,000	190
Holland	$66,000	150
Kalamazoo	$60,000	80
Jackson	$66,000	50

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Minneapolis	$82,000	5,030
Rochester		180
Duluth	$66,000	90
St Cloud	$68,000	40

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$61,000	180
Gulfport	$62,000	100

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$77,000	3,310
Kansas City	$70,000	2,230
Springfield	$57,000	180
Jefferson City	$57,000	80
Columbia	$48,000	80
Joplin	$49,000	60

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$61,000	60
Missoula	$46,000	50

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$67,000	1,090
Lincoln	$56,000	410

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$73,000	630
Reno	$68,000	250

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashua	$79,000	240
Portsmouth	$60,000	180
Manchester	$69,000	160
Rochester	$50,000	60

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Edison	$92,000	2,960
Newark	$93,000	1,810
Trenton	$90,000	580
Camden	$75,000	510
Atlantic City	$70,000	130

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$70,000	320
Santa Fe	$47,000	60

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$85,000	14,970
Nassau	$81,000	1,620
Albany	$74,000	1,370
Rochester	$69,000	800
Buffalo	$69,000	760
Syracuse	$63,000	360
Poughkeepsie	$57,000	350
Binghamton	$60,000	160
Utica	$60,000	130
Ithaca	$52,000	40

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte	$80,000	2,040
Durham	$77,000	680
Winston Salem	$63,000	400
Greensboro	$66,000	330
Asheville	$46,000	180
Fayetteville	$61,000	130
Greenville	$69,000	70
Burlington	$53,000	50
Hickory	$57,000	50

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$55,000	110
Bismarck	$53,000	100

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbus	$71,000	3,400
Cincinnati	$77,000	1,630
Cleveland	$75,000	1,510
Akron	$74,000	890
Dayton	$68,000	680
Toledo	$66,000	310
Canton	$56,000	120
Youngstown	$69,000	80

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Oklahoma City	$58,000	890
Tulsa	$61,000	560
Lawton	$54,000	40

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$71,000	1,870
Eugene	$61,000	130
Salem	$65,000	80
Medford	$39,000	60
Bend	$53,000	40

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$78,000	2,720
Pittsburgh	$72,000	1,420
Harrisburg	$70,000	500
Allentown	$76,000	290
Scranton	$71,000	270
Lancaster	$70,000	180
Reading	$74,000	90
State College	$78,000	90
York	$68,000	90
Williamsport	$60,000	70
Erie	$70,000	70
Altoona	$66,000	50

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$74,000	620

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbia	$59,000	670
Charleston	$65,000	500
Greenville	$57,000	370
Spartanburg	$59,000	110
Florence	$56,000	90
Sumter	$62,000	90
Myrtle Beach	$58,000	80

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$58,000	410
Rapid City	$49,000	100

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashville	$65,000	870
Memphis	$68,000	540
Knoxville	$73,000	390
Chattanooga	$64,000	280
Kingsport	$58,000	120
Johnson City	$48,000	40

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Dallas	$79,000	5,970
Houston	$67,000	3,420
Austin	$70,000	2,310
Fort Worth	$75,000	970
San Antonio	$64,000	950
El Paso	$53,000	340
Amarillo	$62,000	130
Killeen	$43,000	120
Lubbock	$45,000	110
Mcallen	$49,000	90
Waco	$59,000	80
Corpus Christi	$54,000	80
College Station	$53,000	60
Brownsville	$78,000	50
Abilene	$47,000	40
Sherman	$81,000	40
Tyler	$52,000	30
Midland	$62,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Salt Lake City	$64,000	780
Provo	$71,000	330
Ogden	$68,000	160
St George	$58,000	60
Logan	$47,000	40

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$66,000	190

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Richmond	$72,000	1,590
Virginia Beach	$65,000	1,220
Charlottesville	$60,000	290
Roanoke	$63,000	190
Harrisonburg	$49,000	110
Winchester	$55,000	80
Lynchburg	$59,000	70
Blacksburg	$61,000	60

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$85,000	5,460
Tacoma	$69,000	430
Spokane	$62,000	310
Bellingham	$49,000	130
Kennewick	$67,000	120
Bremerton	$66,000	90
Olympia	$63,000	60
Wenatchee	$65,000	50
Longview	$83,000	30

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charleston	$44,000	260
Huntington	$49,000	60
Morgantown	$43,000	60

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$67,000	2,400
Madison	$64,000	1,650
Appleton	$58,000	280
Green Bay	$56,000	260
Oshkosh	$55,000	180
Eau Claire	$65,000	150
Sheboygan	$51,000	100
Wausau	$65,000	80
La Crosse	$51,000	60
Racine	$67,000	60
Janesville	$47,000	40

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cheyenne	$61,000	60

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