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| ANDRONDA 2003-11-03, 3:41 pm |
| The 7 Fastest Growing Occupations
by Jim Pollock
It's no secret that the technology sector was hurt by the collapse of many dot-com companies in the late 1990s and early 2000s. So it may come as a surprise that the fastest growing occupations in the United States are IT or computer-related.
According to a study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) each of the top seven fastest growing occupations projected for 2000 to 2010 falls within an IT or computer-related field.
Here's the breakdown:
Computer software engineers, applications
Computer support specialists
Computer software engineers, software systems
Network and computer systems administrators
Network systems and data communications analysts
Desktop publishers
Database administrators
Earn an IT Degree
Between 2000 and 2010, BLS predicts 100 percent growth in computer software engineering positions specializing in applications, and an increase of half a million new positions for computer support specialists. Overall, these top seven occupations are expected to create more than 1.5 million new jobs over the decade.
IT occupations are not necessarily limited to lifelong techies. A study by the National Science Foundation found that, in 1999, two-thirds of workers who had a bachelor's degree and held a computer-related job had not majored in IT or computer-related fields. Many of these workers worked their way into technical positions through on-the-job experience, and bolstered their skills with technical training tailored to specific demands of their positions. | |
| prezbedard 2003-11-09, 9:34 pm |
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Computer support specialists
Well I guess that means there is still hope. | |
| onoski 2003-11-10, 6:14 pm |
| Doh! | |
| student615 2003-11-10, 10:23 pm |
| I would not be surprised if Bureau of Labor Statistics run the report using statistics from the 2000 and based its report on the same year data. And the prediction probably was true for the Y2K. | |
| ANDRONDA 2003-11-11, 8:42 pm |
| In the year 2000 jobs were being lost at a record rate.
The outlook is for 2000 to 2010: "projected for 2000 to 2010".
See why I called this thread "cry baby cry"? No matter what the truth is, people are going to cry about it. | |
| DivxGuy 2003-11-12, 3:01 am |
| Just because they project it, doesn't mean it will happen. As I was saying, since 2001, aggregate U.S. IT employment has suffered a net loss of one out of every eight positions.
I don't know what's up here, but in Canada the government and the big IT employers collude to present a false picture of prosperity in the field, even when prospects are totally dismal (like they are right now).
At least the ITAA is finally being honest, which is a lot more than can be said for their counterparts in Canada (who insist that their is a desperate shortage of skills, even as real unemployment rates amongst IT workers are in the double digits). | |
| Tekmazter 2003-11-12, 8:51 am |
| Something that article does not mention is that more and more companies expect you to be able to do half of what is on that list these day's. Programming, database aministration, COM object programming etc etc etc...
It's not enough to just know how to manage active directory and your switches and routers. You need it all these day's. | |
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