Laura Geery-Larson is vice-president of telecommunications for the STAPLES
Center in Los Angeles. She says demand for telecommunications managers is
probably going down, at least in their traditional role.
"I think it's decreasing, absolutely," says Geery-Larson. "Because everything
is the Web and computers and a lot of companies [have] installed voice-over-IP
systems (VoIP, internet-based communications), just to alleviate costs. Not
that those systems work any better -- some don't. That's where your process
as to how you evaluate different things and what you need for your business
comes into play."
Telecommunications manager Janay Doctor also sees a shrinking demand.
"I think that the demand for telecommunications managers is definitely decreasing,"
says Doctor.
"There are a lot of other tools and systems that are coming out, and a
lot of companies are upgrading from the traditional PBX to VoIP or systems
that are handled remotely." PBX stands for private branch exchange, a telephone
exchange that serves a particular business or office.
Earnings and employment information from the U.S. Department of Labor is
not available for this field at this time.