The document provides data on top hiring employers in Tennessee from 2009 to 2006, including the number of jobs filled each year. It also lists the most common job types during that period, such as analyst, developer, and management. Finally, the document discusses strategies that companies are using to address staffing needs, such as hiring less experienced workers and providing training or incentives for current employees.

1. National Trends

2. State Trends

4. Top Hiring Emplo ers
Employers 2009 2008 2007 2006
HCA 34 77 58 70
Deloitte 59 66 107 69
Robert Half 37 34 147 50
Emdeon 9 6 17 49
State of TN 0 25 14 42
Nissan 4 2 21 39
TekSystems 22 19 40 36
HMS 2 9 8 15
Vaco 60 65 59 13
Zycron 21 50 22 N/A
Achillean Solutions 5 10 18 12
Dollar General 5 12 15 11

5. Job Type 2009 2008 2007 2006
Analyst 234 285 387 256
Developer 124 152 202 155
Data Center
D t C t 20 80 103 N/A
Management 113 200 187 141
Network Engineer 28 75 71 81
Help Desk 52 105 138 61
Database 26 55 74 55
Web Developer 20 39 41 25
Training 24 36 29 17
Quality Assurance 21 107 22 11
Total 662 1,134 1,254 802

6. Job Type Total Jobs Vacancies Rate Difference
HCA 1,254
1 254 34 3% 3%
Deloitte 532 59 11% 3%
Emdeon 350 9 3% 1%
Healthways
H lh 330 7 2% 1%
HMS 178 2 1% 4%
AIM Healthcare 130 23 18% 1%
Gaylord 108 3 3% 6%
Compuware 67 2 3% 3%

7. Hiring Less experienced individuals and providing
Hiring Less experienced individuals and providing
them with training
Incentives for current staff to increase
productivity
Using contract or project based IT staff
Providing Current Staff with new hire referral
Providing Current Staff with new hire referral
bonuses
Expand Retention Programs
Don't Know
0 5 10 15 20 25 30

8. Network Administration
Windows Administration
*Desktop Support
Database Management
Database Management
Wireless Network Management
*Telecommunications Support
*Web Development
*W b D l
*Business Intelligence
*Virtualization
.Net Development
CRM Implementation
ERP Implementation
*new skill not present in ‘08 study 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

13. Positions in Demand
• Web Developer
• Dev. / Programmer A l
Analyst
• Help Desk
• Desktop Support Analyst
NTC Resources
• T3 Initiative
• Career Center
• LinkedIn Group