Confusing Labor data

[Jack Wiesenthaler]

One one hand we hear about how in the next 10 years there will be no software engineers left in the US because everything will be outsourced and then there is news from the Dept. of Labor that in the next 10 years computer specialities will be the hottest growing job market. Who do you believe?

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/elearning/?article=good_news>1=6859

[Mark Herschberg]

Two answers

A) Is there an equally authoritative source for the former, or just chicken little?
B) Both are correct.


Technology jobs aren't going away. There will be high demand in the US. There will be some shift away from core development and towards customer focused development (e.g. engagement/customization).

That said, there is ashortag of quality developers available in many parts of the US labor market. Good engineers will be in demand, poor ones will compete against cheaper outsourced labor.


--Mark