analysts, systems analysts, and designers—is substantial. In addition, many well-paid jobs existin areas such as the Internet and electronic commerce (e-commerce), mobile commerce(m-commerce), network security, telecommunications, and multimedia design.The information systems fi eld includes the people in various organizations who design andbuild information systems, the people who use those systems, and the people responsible formanaging those systems. At the top of the list is the chief information offi cer (CIO).The CIO is the executive who is in charge of the IS function. In most modern organizations,the CIO works with the chief executive offi cer (CEO), the chief fi nancial offi cer(CFO), and other senior executives. Therefore, he or she actively participates in the organization’sstrategic planning process. In today’s digital environment, the IS function has becomeincreasingly strategic within organizations. As a result, although most CIOs still rise from theIS department, a growing number are coming up through the ranks in the business units (e.g.,marketing, fi nance, etc.). So, regardless of your major, you could become the CIO of yourorganization one day. This is another reason to be an informed user of information systems!Table 1.1 provides a list of IT jobs, along with a description of each one. For further detailsabout careers in IT, see www.computerworld.com/careertopics/careers and www.monster.com.Career opportunities in IS are strong and are projected to remain strong over the nextten years. In fact, the U.S. News & World Report and Money magazines listed their “100 topjobs” for 2012, and Forbes magazine listed its “10 top jobs” for 2013. Let’s take a look at theserankings. (Note that the rankings differ because the magazines used different criteria in theirresearch.) As you can see, jobs suited for MIS majors rank extremely high in all three lists. Themagazines with their job rankings are: