Texas Is Home To more THan
70 game
developmenT companIes, wHIcH creaTe
games for compuTers, Home consoles,
THe InTerneT, and mobIle pHones.
High
Tech
TExAs is AT ThE hEART Of ThE
infORmATiOn TEchnOlOGy
REvOluTiOn. Our state is home to world-class
high-tech companies such as Texas instruments,
Hot Career Areas

Dell, and Advanced microsystems. countless
Governor Rick Perry has
smaller firms create computer games, set up
launched a strategic plan that
targets state efforts on six
custom networks, service computer equipment,
industry clusters that economists
or develop and manage websites. in fact, every
say will be the engines of
business in Texas needs iT expertise, either from
economic growth in Texas.
As you plan your future, think about a career in
in-house staff or from outside vendors. Keeping
one of these new and emerging sectors.
electronic data flowing takes both technical
expertise and problem-solving savvy. if you are
• Advanced technologies & Manufacturing
- Molecular technologist
good at grasping how technology works, have an
- Sensor/robotics engineer
idea for a new website or computer game, or want
• Aerospace & Defense
a career that is always changing, then information
- Aerospace engineer
- Unmanned autonomous vehicle engineer
Technology may be the right cluster for you.
• Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Bioinformatics specialist
- Biocontainment technician
• Information & Computer technology
- System integrator
- Computer game developer
• Petroleum Refining & Chemical Products
- Petrochemical engineer
- Refinery process design engineer
• Energy
- Wind/solar energy engineer
- Geophysical (oil and gas) prospector
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