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It Future Looks Golden
The latest employment projections from the U.S. Department of Labor suggest a positive outlook for careers related to information technology. In spite of offshore outsourcing and the malaise facing the U.S. economy, experts predict significant demand for graduates in IT. In fact, five of the nine fastest-growing jobs that require a bachelor¿s degree are in IT, with more than twice as many new jobs as in all sciences and engineering combined. Business and industry continue to embrace IT, leading to a renewal of interest for recent computer science grads.
Universities across the country have been experiencing a renewed interest in computer science. Enrollments, which had dropped by about 50% since 2000, are beginning to stabilize. New courses emphasizing subjects such as robotics and virtual worlds are increasingly being used to add variety to introductory computing classes. The end result is that incoming freshmen once again say they want to major in computer science. Moreover, the push for traditional IT jobs -- programmers, network analysts, database managers, software engineers ¿ are being supplemented by IT-related jobs throughout the economy.
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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