According to the Information Technology Industry Council, “the tech industry continued to add jobs even as national unemployment increased sharply as the economic crisis took hold.” ITIC drew these numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The job growth rates in science R & D and computer systems design were back to pre-crisis levels by as early as Summer, 2010, and employment in management and technical consulting services was back at pre-crisis levels by early 2011.
Signs point to the tech sector’s ability to innovate as a reason why it rebounded ahead of other sectors.
That doesn’t mean everyone should be an engineer or a scientist to be employed now or in the future.
It does mean that those who plan to work soon and in the future should get to places where new ideas and innovations occur. Mastering technology and moving up the "value chain" are "absolutely critical."
I add: Of course, another option is to wait for someone else to make a job for you, which may also become obsolete with the next innovation.
The job growth rates in science R & D and computer systems design were back to pre-crisis levels by as early as Summer, 2010, and employment in management and technical consulting services was back at pre-crisis levels by early 2011.
Signs point to the tech sector’s ability to innovate as a reason why it rebounded ahead of other sectors.
That doesn’t mean everyone should be an engineer or a scientist to be employed now or in the future.
It does mean that those who plan to work soon and in the future should get to places where new ideas and innovations occur. Mastering technology and moving up the "value chain" are "absolutely critical."
I add: Of course, another option is to wait for someone else to make a job for you, which may also become obsolete with the next innovation.