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An Executive’s Schedule – “A Day in the Life of a CIO”

Do you ever wonder how other successful career minded professionals schedule and invest their time? Computerworld offers an short yet insightful look into the schedule of a prominent healthcare Chief Information Officer. John Halamka as CIO at both Beth Israel Deconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School has seemingly achieved career success retaining a position of high responsibility. Here is a look into a recent workday’s schedule for Mr. Halamka, as outlined in by Computerworld :

5 a.m. Write annual IT report for Harvard Medical School 6 a.m. Work on several Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center strategic plans: E-prescribing rollout Radiology provisional/wet reads workflow Ambulatory medical record support for travel clinic immunizations 8 a.m. Visit Occupational Health Office for mandated yearly TB test 8:30 a.m. Meet with senior vice president of quality to discuss plans for: Infectious disease surveillance Medication reconciliation in outpatient procedural areas 9 a.m. Complete human subjects/Institutional Review Board submissions for two upcoming grants 10 a.m. Interview with Computerworld 11 a.m. Tape an e-prescribing video for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Noon. Write and send enterprise e-mail about daylight-saving time IT issues 1 p.m. Attend Revenue Cycle Project steering committee meeting 3 p.m. Review 2007 disaster recovery plans 5 p.m. Dentist appointment 6 p.m. Dinner with family 8 p.m. E-mail 10 p.m. Practice Japanese flute

Thats roughly 11.5 hours of work, 1.5 hours of personal appointments, 2 hours with family, and 1-2 hours of personal time (hobbies). For some that may seem like a heavy commitment, but consider that the average CIO makes about $165,00 annually (click here for more information).

A Day in the Life of a CIO. [Computerworld]

Also see:

Tapping the Power of Your Morning Routine

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Career Hacker * http://www.careerhacker.com * By Bill Inman * http://www.billinman.com

Security Clearance, “In Many Cases It’s Better Than Having an MBA”

CAREER HACK: If you are in an area where Security Clearance positions are in demand consider applying for these positions and gaining clearance. If you are able to receive Security Clearance it can boost your salary by 25% on average while providing stronger job security.

Would getting a security clearance be better than getting an MBA degree? The Associated Press in their article “Security Clearance a Valued Resume Credential” discusses the advantages of having this clearance which is in high demand. Here are some highlights from the article:

• “Job candidates with security clearances are hotter-than-ever commodities in the Washington area and elsewhere, due to higher demand, tighter security requirements and a wave of baby-boomer retirements”
• “If a soldier has good skill sets in the IT arena, he’ll have a job offer in five minutes”
• “We see people hoping to retire, and their employers are pleading with them to stay. They say, ‘We’ll pay you another 30 grand to stay on board.”‘
• “Estimates are that there are 100,000 unfilled security-clearance jobs, many of them in the Washington area, the largest market for such positions.”
• “Those with security clearances earn an average 25 percent more than similarly skilled workers who lack them. That gap has been widening, too.”
• “It’s in many cases better than having an MBA.”

Security Clearance a Valued Resume Credential. [Associated Press]

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Career Hacker * http://www.careerhacker.com * By Bill Inman * http://www.billinman.com

The Average U.S. Hourly Wage has Increased 25% Since 1997

The average U.S. hourly wage has been increasing steadily over the last 10 years. The increase has been from $12.51 an hour to $16.75 an hour, an increase of 25%. If increases continue at the current rate then in 2017 the average hourly wage will be $20.00 hourly (about $40,000 annually), $26.30 hourly in 2027 (about $52,000 annually), and $32.96 hourly in 2037 (about $66,000 annually). You can bet that inflation will keep pace though!

Below you will find a table with the average hourly pay for U.S. workers from 1997 – 2007.

The following graph represents the same timeframe:

For more information see:

The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Statistics
The White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room – Employment

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Career Hacker * http://www.careerhacker.com * By Bill Inman * http://www.billinman.com

Ten Highest Paid “Blue-Collar” Jobs

10 blue-collar jobs with highest annual earnings Occupation Average earnings of full-time workers

Drillers, oil well	$62,409
Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers	$62,347
Locomotive operating	$59,517
Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	$58,062
Railroad conductors and yardmasters	$57,672
Power plant operators	$56,545
Supervisors, extractive	$56,228
Supervisors, carpenters and related workers	$55,833
Aircraft engine mechanics	$55,539
Electrical power installers and repairers	$55,395

Drillers are no. 1 in blue-collar pay. [Bizjournals – G. Scott Thomas]

Career Hack: If you are in a professional similar to these positions above and make less pay search for these titles on Monster.com in your local and consider submitting your resume!

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Career Hacker * http://www.careerhacker.com * By Bill Inman * http://www.billinman.com

Seven 2007 Job Trends

Here are “Seven Major Job Trends for 2007” by Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder.com.

View the entire article with supporting statistics at:

 Seven Major Job Trends for 2007. [CareerBuilder – Matt Ferguson]

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Career Hacker * http://www.careerhacker.com * By Bill Inman * http://www.billinman.com

Average Pay at Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For

Fortune Magazine recently released its annual list of the 100 “Best Companies to Work For”. Along with this list Fortune provides the average annual pay for salaried employees for these 100 companies:

Rank	Company	Best companies rank	Most common job title	Average annual pay*
1	Nixon Peabody	49	Associate Attorney	$181,099
2	Bingham McCutchen	94	Associate	$180,050
3	Alston & Bird	19	Associate Attorney	$166,300
4	Adobe Systems	31	Senior Computer Scientist	$161,127
5	Arnold & Porter	26	Associates	$155,929
6	EOG Resources	83	Engineer	$145,750
7	Perkins Coie	64	Associate	$142,027
8	SRA International	61	Project Manager	$129,642
9	Boston Consulting Grp.	8	Consultant	$129,071
10	Goldman Sachs	36	Other Exempt (Analyst, Program Analyst and Associate)	$129,000
11	Network Appliance	6	MTS Software 4	$129,000
12	Yahoo	44	Technical Yahoo Senior	$126,000
13	Cisco Systems	11	Software Engineer IV	$123,021
14	Microsoft	50	Software Developer	$118,500
15	Jones Lang LaSalle	66	Vice President	$116,566
16	Robert W. Baird	38	Financial Analyst	$116,000
17	Kimley-Horn & Assoc.	28	Project Manager	$115,938
18	MITRE	60	Lead Information Systems Engineer	$112,656
19	Texas Instruments	87	Electrical Design Engineer	$109,223
20	American Century Invest.	15	Programmer/Analyst Specialist	$105,000
21	S.C. Johnson & Son	7	Sr. Research Scientist	$104,192
22	Publix Super Markets	57	Store Manager	$103,981
23	Dow Corning	55	Supply Chain	$102,093
24	Alcon Laboratories	65	Sales Representative	$100,998
25	Booz Allen Hamilton	63	Associate	$100,800
26	Capital One Financial	84	Project Manager	$100,393
27	American Express	74	Project Manager-Technologies	$99,221
28	Nugget Market	13	Store Director	$98,833
29	AstraZeneca	71	Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist	$97,835
30	SAS Institute	48	Systems developer	$97,276
31	Ernst & Young	25	Manager – a client serving position	$95,905
32	Qualcomm	14	Engineer, Senior	$95,345
33	Baptist Health S. Florida	81	Assistant Manager, Patient Care	$93,498
34	Principal Financial Grp.	77	IT Application Analyst Sr.	$93,419
35	Paychex	70	Sales Representative	$91,774
36	Vision Service Plan	23	Application Developer III	$90,296
37	Medtronic	72	Engineer	$89,985
40	Procter & Gamble	68	Production Department Manager	$87,400
41	Valero Energy	22	IS Specialist	$86,915
42	Methodist Hospital Sys.	9	Manager, Nursing	$86,783
43	David Weekley Homes	12	Sales Consultant	$86,659
44	PricewaterhouseCoopers	58	Manager/Supervisor	$86,307
45	Genzyme	43	Researcher/Scientist	$85,973
46	Memorial Health	91	Registered Nurse Clinical Mgr	$83,170
47	Quicken Loans	17	Mortgage Banker	$82,000
48	Northwest Community Hospital	37	Clinical Coordinator	$81,224
49	Men’s Wearhouse	90	Professional (Information & Technology)	$80,289
50	Deloitte & Touche USA	76	Senior/Senior Consultant	$77,011
51	Genentech	2	Research Associate	$76,000
52	Edward Jones	29	Senior Programmer Analyst	$75,616
53	Whole Foods Market	5	Associate Store Team Leader	$72,894
55	National Instruments	86	Engineer 2 Staff	$69,866
56	TDIndustries	79	Superintendent	$69,706
57	Standard Pacific	85	Construction Manager	$69,400
58	First Horizon National	46	Enterprise Technician	$68,926
59	OhioHealth	52	Case Manager	$68,755
60	Granite Construction	56	Engineering	$67,497
61	Synovus	98	Program Analyst	$67,491
62	Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Ntwrk.	80	Patient Care Coordinator	$66,565
63	Plante & Moran	32	Auditor	$65,000
64	Milliken	93	Product/Process Improvement	$62,000
65	Stew Leonard’s	51	Store Manager	$60,870
66	QuikTrip	20	Store Manager	$60,525
67	CarMax	88	Buyers	$59,385
68	CDW	82	Account Manager	$58,520
69	IKEA North America	96	Sales Manager	$58,487
70	Aflac	73	Supervisor	$57,363
71	Pella	59	Department Manager	$57,172
72	Stanley	100	Systems Analyst II	$56,867
73	Timberland	78	Manager Store Sales	$54,453
74	Marriott International	89	Sales Manager	$54,274
75	KPMG	97	Associate	$53,880
76	Bright Horizons	92	Director	$53,000
77	J.M. Smucker	39	Production Supervisor	$51,713
78	HomeBanc Mortgage	67	Underwriters	$51,624
79	Umpqua Bank	34	Store Manager	$50,078
80	Baptist Health Care	54	Manager	$48,921
81	Nordstrom	24	Sales Department Manager	$48,500
82	Wegmans Food Markets	3	Store Department Manager	$47,775
83	Four Seasons Hotels	53	Assistant Food & Beverage Manager	$47,256
84	Starbucks Coffee	16	Store Manager	$43,598
85	Station Casinos	18	Casino Floorperson	$43,427
86	Container Store	4	Store Sales	$42,630
87	Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta	35	Business Operations Coordinator	$42,354
88	Nike	69	MGR/Department/Retail	$39,128
89	JM Family Enterprises	41	Operations Account Representative	$36,350
90	American Fidelity Assur.	47	Account Representative	$33,559

From the January 22, 2007 issue

100 Best Companies to Work For 2007. [Fortune]
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Career Hacker * http://www.careerhacker.com * By Bill Inman * http://www.billinman.com