Careers.CSE

From Duncan:

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projections of employment opportunities for 2006-2016 have just been published, and the future could hardly look better (Employment Outlook).

The economy in general is expected to slow more slowly with the retirement of baby boomers.

But…

• of the nearly five million new “professional” jobs, one in six will be in computing
• of the 845,000 new jobs in the “fastest growing” categories for which a bachelor’s degree is the appropriate background, 78% will be in computing
• the total number of openings in computing is projected at 1,524,000, more than twice as many as in engineering (505,000), life sciences (103,000), and physical sciences (109,000) combined
• the growth rate of 25.2% for computing employment is the largest of all the professional occupations, comparing against a national average of 10.4% and projections of 10.6% for engineering, 12.8% for life sciences, and 15.7% for physical sciences.

The largest single category for growth in computing is in “computer applications software engineers”. Backing out “computer programmers” (moving offshore and with a 4% decline projected) and “computer support specialists” (not a four-year-degree occupation), growth in computing is projected to be more than 34%.

Growth in civil and environmental engineering is projected at 19%. Growth in the other engineering disciplines in the college is projected at 5%. These are roughly twice and half the national average, respectively.