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For my money it's Information Technology and/or computer science. The demand for professionals in the field is only slated to increase over the next several years. The positions tend to pay well and are available in Government, Private Sector, Non-Profit, and just every other employment sector. There are positions that one can obtain with a two year degree and others that require a four year degree.
The positions are diverse-- everything from programming and designing video games, to installing CCTV systems.
If our economy is to succeed, information technology and management is the new manufacturing...
The problem is it doesn't employee a lot of untrained labor folks...
For my money it's Information Technology and/or computer science. The demand for professionals in the field is only slated to increase over the next several years. The positions tend to pay well and are available in Government, Private Sector, Non-Profit, and just every other employment sector. There are positions that one can obtain with a two year degree and others that require a four year degree.
The positions are diverse-- everything from programming and designing video games, to installing CCTV systems.
If our economy is to succeed, information technology and management is the new manufacturing...
The problem is it doesn't employee a lot of untrained labor folks...
This probably belongs in the education/colleges and universities forum, but. . .
DH is in IT, has been for 30 years. He says he doesn't know what career he'd pursue if he were just starting out today. We have several neighbors who were in IT who've been laid off now for almost 2 yrs. You're on a perpetual job hunt in IT, believe me. No one forsaw the outsourcing that has happened over the past few years.
This probably belongs in the education/colleges and universities forum, but. . .
DH is in IT, has been for 30 years. He says he doesn't know what career he'd pursue if he were just starting out today. We have several neighbors who were in IT who've been laid off now for almost 2 yrs. You're on a perpetual job hunt in IT, believe me. No one forsaw the outsourcing that has happened over the past few years.
There has been some unemployment recently in IT. My career goes back to 1996 and I have never personally been unemployed, however, I know others who have.
The reason I am putting this here is because there is so much discussion about our county's future, yet little discussion about what we need to do to prepare for that future. I think preparing people for the RIGHT jobs is a critical factor of continued success.
This probably belongs in the education/colleges and universities forum, but. . .
DH is in IT, has been for 30 years. He says he doesn't know what career he'd pursue if he were just starting out today. We have several neighbors who were in IT who've been laid off now for almost 2 yrs. You're on a perpetual job hunt in IT, believe me. No one forsaw the outsourcing that has happened over the past few years.
I agree with you there Katiana 100%. I'm in the field for over 20 years now.
The past 10 have been frightening for the IT field as even R&D, Design, Project Management jobs leave our shores. India and China are graduating CS majors at enormous numbers. It's all about the cost.
I've seen jobs at my place get offshored. The American is layed off and the job goes to India/China.
The clock is ticking on US programmers. If I were starting out today..computer science would not be my major.
While offshoring is not publicized by these big companies a simple comparison of annual reports and employee headcount with location will show you what is happening.
Grab any big multinational company, Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Dell and look at the employee headcount and location from year to year which is provided in their annual reports.
You will see that while the total number of employees may be the same, the location of those employees have changed.
Nursing or anything to do with aging baby boomers. Sadly, being a prison nation, anything in "security" has a bright future. Metallurgy/Material Science style disciplines are very valuable. Something like 80% of doctoral level education in the sciences at U.S. universities is being completed by people from countries other than the U.S.
I have a Chinese friend, gets 100% on almost all her higher level chemistry classes yet is entirely hopeless on how to check her oil or remove a lampshade to change a lightbulb. That is just a concentration on the academics without any practical experience outside a classroom, and you find that in alot of academics. Common "know how" + practical application + college education = great career possibilities.
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