IT and data careers in Indonesia: job types, requirements, degrees and pay data
For school leavers and graduates looking for a first job or a new one. Compare IT and data careers by degree, certification, scam risk and the status of their pay data.
Summary
- KarirAman has 16 career guides in IT and data.
- 1 careers carry a high or very high risk of job scams.
- Each row links the full guide: duties, requirements, pay data, training routes and scam patterns.
How do IT and data careers compare?
| Career | Typical entry education | Licence or certification | Scam risk | Pay data available | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | Bachelor's degree (S1) | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Medium scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Programmers who want to build products on AI models and test their output carefully editorial judgement |
| Business Analyst | Bachelor's degree (S1) | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Low scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Graduates who like digging into problems, write clear requirements and bridge business and IT teams. editorial judgement |
| Cybersecurity Analyst | D3 diploma | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Medium scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Computing graduates who read logs carefully, stay calm during incidents and respect the law and ethics. editorial judgement |
| Data Analyst | Bachelor's degree (S1) | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Low scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | People who like numbers, enjoy finding patterns and can explain findings to non-technical colleagues editorial judgement |
| Data Engineer | Bachelor's degree (S1) | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Medium scam risk | Range in third-party ads plus the BPS reference | Computing, information systems or statistics graduates strong in SQL and Python who care about data quality. editorial judgement |
| Data Scientist | Bachelor's degree (S1) | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Medium scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Quantitative graduates who enjoy statistics and coding and can explain findings to non-specialists editorial judgement |
| Database Administrator | D3 diploma | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Low scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Computing diploma or degree holders who are careful, calm when restoring data and strict about access security. editorial judgement |
| DevOps Engineer | D3 diploma | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Medium scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | IT graduates who like automating work, know Linux and cloud, and can handle on-call rotas. editorial judgement |
| Game Developer | Not required | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | High scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | People with a playable game portfolio who enjoy teamwork and keep improving prototypes. editorial judgement |
| IT Support Technician | Senior or vocational high school | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Low scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Vocational IT graduates who stay patient with users and enjoy sorting out computer problems editorial judgement |
| Network Technician | Senior or vocational high school | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Medium scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Network vocational graduates who like field work and can climb poles and ladders safely editorial judgement |
| Product Manager | Bachelor's degree (S1) | No specific licence | Low scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Graduates who like understanding user problems, reading data and leading cross-team discussions. editorial judgement |
| QA and Software Tester | Senior or vocational high school | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Medium scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Vocational, diploma or degree holders who are thorough, enjoy finding bugs and write clear bug reports. editorial judgement |
| Software Developer | Bachelor's degree (S1) | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Medium scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Logical problem solvers who keep learning new programming languages and hunt bugs patiently editorial judgement |
| System Administrator | D3 diploma | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Low scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Diploma or degree holders, or experienced network school graduates, who keep servers healthy and can do on-call. editorial judgement |
| UI/UX Designer | Bachelor's degree (S1) | BNSP competency certificate (optional) | Medium scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | People who like understanding users, designing app flows and building case-study portfolios editorial judgement |
"Best for" is an editorial judgement, not an official requirement. Pay-data status is described in words; the figures and their sources are on each career page.