| Economy woes flood the daily news, along with | | | | for their services are greater than the supply. |
| concerns about increasing unemployment rates. | | | | According to Veteran Careers’ article “Top 10 |
| However, computer tech graduates are in the enviable | | | | Cities for Defense Jobs”, defense contractors need |
| position of entering a career field with a strong | | | | graduates with computer degrees for entry and |
| demand for qualified employees. According to the | | | | experienced jobs. Specialties these employers seek |
| National Association of Computer Consultant | | | | include computer-based modeling and simulation, |
| Businesses, the job outlook for computer graduates | | | | security computer specialists, information management, |
| declined by 36,000 jobs in November 2008; however, | | | | software and systems engineers and general |
| in December 2008 that number started to bounce | | | | information technology. |
| back. In the short term, the job outlook for computer | | | | In the private sector, the long term job outlook for |
| tech graduates appears to be returning to the normal | | | | computer graduates is strong in several sub-fields of |
| 3.85 million plus jobs range. | | | | computer technology. According to the New York Job |
| According to Job Web’s article “How You Fit | | | | Source’s article “Computer Support Specialists |
| into the Tight Job Market”, college graduates with | | | | and Systems Administrators,” even with the down |
| computer degrees are in great demand to fill | | | | turn in the economy the job outlook for computer tech |
| entry-level computer jobs. One of the largest | | | | graduates in network and computer systems |
| employers seeking computer tech graduates is the | | | | administration is growing faster than other areas of |
| U.S. federal government. The war on terror has | | | | computer technology. This increase in jobs is expected |
| brought an increased demand for advanced | | | | to be greater than 25 percent through 2016. A second |
| technological resources to address security concerns | | | | area high in demand for graduates with computer |
| of the U.S. This in turn has increased the demand for | | | | degrees is computer security specialists. This demand |
| employees with computer degrees, especially at the | | | | is due to concerns with viruses, hackers, terrorists, etc. |
| entry-level. | | | | Even with the economic decline, the job outlook for |
| Computer tech graduates who are able to obtain | | | | computer tech graduates is still strong with more than |
| appropriate security clearances will find the demand | | | | 3.8 million computer tech jobs. |