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Linux Jobs on the Rise

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the shopping-oneself-around dept.

Jan Stafford writes "Looking for a job at LinuxWorld and everywhere else? IT recruiting expert Scot Melland says you have more grounds for optimism than in recent years. In this Q&A, he describes where the jobs are and how much they're paying."

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  1. True by rppp01 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My last job was a SCO shop. They were migrating to Red Hat when I left.

    My current job is using linux on a lot of lower end servers.

    This is a far cry from 2000-2001, when no one would even touch the OS.
    Now, it is my desktop, and that of others.

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    They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution, to...protect me from the enemy, myself
  2. What I've noticed by phaetonic · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Major vendors (HP, IBM, Dell) have tech support with Linux savvy techies who can speak to a UNIX admin with very little disconnect. The other day I called HP about an issue with a DL380 G3 running RHEL 3 and they knew exactly what I was talking about and could help me out. They even give you the ability to flash your BIOS IN LINUX, as root of course. It does require a reboot to take effect.

  3. Linux Use VS. Linux Development by redragon · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The number of job postings on Dice.com that required some type of Linux expertise increased 190% over the past year to over 2,200 positions.

    Not to pooh pooh this kind of increase, but it isn't as cool as jobs actually doing Linux development, or other OSS development. That would be even more exciting. Just because a job has need for Linux experience, doesn't mean that you'll actually have time to work on your favorite OSS project as part of your work. It may just mean that the company is using Linux to power some solution that you'll be working with.

    On the other hand, I've seen data that does show that more developers are getting paid for OSS work. I would like to see a 190% jump there next year.

    CKO

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    - Sighuh?
  4. Ontario, Canada.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Linux is getting big here in Markham, Ontario (Home of ATI). A couple years ago IBM built a huge R&D lab right near my house.

    My first linux job was at 17 at the local soctiabank doing simple perl scripts. I had a second job at 18 programming software for a handheld device using linux. At 20 I got a job designing a sprinkler system at a local golf course that used a linux system to manage watering, etc...

    Basically, there are tons of jobs out there that use linux, and I am grateful for that.

    --Using slackware since I was 13 (now 22)