School for Advanced Digital Technology
Each year, SAIT conducts a survey to determine the employment rate, salaries and satisfaction of our newest SAIT alumni. The survey is conducted between February and April with the most recent class of SAIT grads.
The data below is employment and salary information about programs in the School of Information & Communications Technologies.
Please note as of Jan. 2022 SAIT's School of Information & Communications Technologies is now included under the School for Advanced Digital Technology.
School for Advanced Digital Technology* - 2020/21 results
(*formerly the School of Information & Communications Technologies)
| Number of Graduates | 932 |
| Number Responding | 537 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 525 |
| Employment Rate | 83% |
| Total Employed | 438 |
| Employed - Training Related | 326 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 112 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 87 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 12 |
| Pursuing Education | 41 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $50,000 |
Broadcast Systems Technology
| Number of Graduates | 20 |
| Number Responding | 14 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 14 |
| Employment Rate | 93% |
| Total Employed | 13 |
| Employed - Training Related | 10 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 3 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 1 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $59,000 |
Business Intelligence: Data Analysis & Reporting
| Number of Graduates | 56 |
| Number Responding | 36 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 35 |
| Employment Rate | 97% |
| Total Employed | 34 |
| Employed - Training Related | 31 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 3 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Pursuing Education | 1 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $72,000 |
Data Analytics
| Number of Graduates | 25 |
| Number Responding | 17 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 16 |
| Employment Rate | 88% |
| Total Employed | 14 |
| Employed - Training Related | 11 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 3 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Pursuing Education | 1 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $70,000 |
Database Administrator
| Number of Graduates | 6 |
| Number Responding | 2 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 2 |
| Employment Rate | 50% |
| Total Employed | 1 |
| Employed - Training Related | 0 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 1 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 0 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | N/A |
Film and Video Production
| Number of Graduates | 76 |
| Number Responding | 48 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 48 |
| Employment Rate | 79% |
| Total Employed | 38 |
| Employed - Training Related | 30 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 8 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 10 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 6 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $60,000 |
Graphic Communications & Print Technology
| Number of Graduates | 47 |
| Number Responding | 23 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 22 |
| Employment Rate | 86% |
| Total Employed | 19 |
| Employed - Training Related | 13 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 6 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 3 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Pursuing Education | 2 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $35,360 |
Information Security Analyst
| Number of Graduates | 7 |
| Number Responding | 4 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 4 |
| Employment Rate | 50% |
| Total Employed | 2 |
| Employed - Training Related | 0 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 2 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 0 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | N/A |
Information Systems Security
| Number of Graduates | 63 |
| Number Responding | 33 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 33 |
| Employment Rate | 79% |
| Total Employed | 26 |
| Employed - Training Related | 18 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 8 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 7 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 1 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $55,200 |
Information Technology – Computer Systems
| Number of Graduates | 87 |
| Number Responding | 48 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 48 |
| Employment Rate | 81% |
| Total Employed | 39 |
| Employed - Training Related | 31 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 8 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 9 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 6 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $47,500 |
Information Technology – Network Systems
| Number of Graduates | 74 |
| Number Responding | 43 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 43 |
| Employment Rate | 77% |
| Total Employed | 33 |
| Employed - Training Related | 23 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 10 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 10 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 2 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $55,000 |
Information Technology – Software Development
| Number of Graduates | 167 |
| Number Responding | 88 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 83 |
| Employment Rate | 70% |
| Total Employed | 58 |
| Employed - Training Related | 39 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 19 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 25 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 5 |
| Pursuing Education | 5 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $57,500 |
Information Technology – Telecommunications
| Number of Graduates | 24 |
| Number Responding | 14 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 14 |
| Employment Rate | 93% |
| Total Employed | 13 |
| Employed - Training Related | 7 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 6 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 0 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $47,100 |
Network Technician
| Number of Graduates | 20 |
| Number Responding | 10 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 10 |
| Employment Rate | 90% |
| Total Employed | 9 |
| Employed - Training Related | 8 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 1 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 0 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $44,000 |
New Media Production & Design
| Number of Graduates | 37 |
| Number Responding | 22 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 20 |
| Employment Rate | 90% |
| Total Employed | 18 |
| Employed - Training Related | 14 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 4 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Pursuing Education | 2 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $41,600 |
Object Oriented Software Development
| Number of Graduates | 43 |
| Number Responding | 28 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 28 |
| Employment Rate | 89% |
| Total Employed | 25 |
| Employed - Training Related | 22 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 3 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 3 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 0 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $63,000 |
Radio Television Broadcast News
| Number of Graduates | 65 |
| Number Responding | 47 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 47 |
| Employment Rate | 96% |
| Total Employed | 45 |
| Employed - Training Related | 30 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 15 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 4 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $37,000 |
Broadcast News
| Number of Graduates | 18 |
| Number Responding | 13 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 13 |
| Employment Rate | 100% |
| Total Employed | 13 |
| Employed - Training Related | 9 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 4 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 1 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | N/A |
Radio
| Number of Graduates | 24 |
| Number Responding | 20 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 20 |
| Employment Rate | 90% |
| Total Employed | 18 |
| Employed - Training Related | 13 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 5 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 2 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $35,000 |
Television
| Number of Graduates | 23 |
| Number Responding | 14 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 14 |
| Employment Rate | 100% |
| Total Employed | 14 |
| Employed - Training Related | 8 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 6 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 1 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | N/A |
Web Developer
| Number of Graduates | 15 |
| Number Responding | 8 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 8 |
| Employment Rate | 63% |
| Total Employed | 5 |
| Employed - Training Related | 3 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 2 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 3 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 2 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | N/A |