{"id":1257,"date":"2010-01-19T12:45:09","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T17:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2010-01-19T13:04:47","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T18:04:47","slug":"where-the-jobs-will-be-this-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/where-the-jobs-will-be-this-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the jobs will be this decade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dixie Sommers, assistant commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, recites a list of the 10 occupations<\/a> that the BLS expects will provide the greatest number of new jobs over the next decade. The bad news? Six of the top seven fastest-growing occupations are low-skill, low-wage jobs.<\/p>\n

Not great news for me. IT has become a commodity for businesses, much like janitorial service or payroll — a necessary expense, and one which a great many people are willing to provide, aggressively competing on price in the process. The days when legions of businesses were scrambling to hire the best and brightest IT people for a competitive advantage are over. We have become temps.<\/p>\n

There is no sense in gnashing our teeth, tearing our clothes, and bemoaning a changing society. As with buggy whips and “copyright”, the days of earning a lot of money just by goofing around with computers is gone — whether or not people want to admit it.<\/p>\n

So, what to do? Change fields entirely? I have not the stomach for the health care industry, so that’s right out. Switch from Computer Science to Accounting, perhaps?<\/p>\n

Or perhaps find a niche that will allow me to struggle on, perhaps not quite as comfortably, but still in the field that I love. Perhaps I should strive to break into auditing, and work toward a CISA certification<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I am not certain. What I do know is that I will not be able to continue on the path I am on. It was paradise while it lasted, but nothing lasts forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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