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Effects of the Current Economic Downturn on the U.S. Science and Technology Workforce: Long Term Implications
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From page 105... ... Over the fast five years, employers of IT workers from both IT and non-IT organizations have consistently told ITAA that there is a lack of properly skilled technology workers. ITAA original research suggests that even as demand falls for IT workers, the skills gap remains largely unchanged, presenting employers with limited pools of qualified applicants. Read the entire page →
From page 106... ... Where in lanuary 2002 these individuals indicated their intent to fill 1,148,639 IT positions over the subsequent 12 months, by fuly 2002, the volume of demand had dropped by 27 percent, to 834,727. The following are among the most notable findings of the September 2002 ITAA quarterly update: TABLE 2 IT Position Turnover by Field Information Technology Position Base 2001 Employment Total 2001 Hired Total 2001 RIF Programming/SW Engineer 2,218,052 308,559 486,731 Tech Support 1,781,955 881,534 911,937 Other 1,433,025 48,648 181,650 Enterprise Systems 1,281,659 123,699 444,731 Database 1,042,978 122,890 79,848 Web Dev/Admin 795,893 311,392 269,368 Digital Media 789,629 157,925 214,081 Network 594,302 74,205 12,519 Tech Writing 486,920 61,640 18,123 Total 10,424,413 2,090,492 2,618,988 Read the entire page →
From page 107... ... Top in-demand skills haven't changed much since the release of the Dice Tech Skills Profile, compiled for the ITAA from dice.com job listings data. Hard tech skills including C++, Oracle, SQL, and lava remain at the top of the list, and demand for these skills has held steady or increased slightly. Read the entire page →
From page 108... ... ITAA recommends a reexamination and strengthening of the U.S. public education system through a focus on higher academic standards, more emphasis on community colleges and for-profit training institutions as viable training venues for the current and future workforce, and continued government support of lifelong learning to overcome the skills gap. Read the entire page →

From page 105...

... Over the fast five years, employers of IT workers from both IT and non-IT organizations have consistently told ITAA that there is a lack of properly skilled technology workers. ITAA original research suggests that even as demand falls for IT workers, the skills gap remains largely unchanged, presenting employers with limited pools of qualified applicants.

Read the entire page →

From page 106...

... Where in lanuary 2002 these individuals indicated their intent to fill 1,148,639 IT positions over the subsequent 12 months, by fuly 2002, the volume of demand had dropped by 27 percent, to 834,727. The following are among the most notable findings of the September 2002 ITAA quarterly update: TABLE 2 IT Position Turnover by Field Information Technology Position Base 2001 Employment Total 2001 Hired Total 2001 RIF Programming/SW Engineer 2,218,052 308,559 486,731 Tech Support 1,781,955 881,534 911,937 Other 1,433,025 48,648 181,650 Enterprise Systems 1,281,659 123,699 444,731 Database 1,042,978 122,890 79,848 Web Dev/Admin 795,893 311,392 269,368 Digital Media 789,629 157,925 214,081 Network 594,302 74,205 12,519 Tech Writing 486,920 61,640 18,123 Total 10,424,413 2,090,492 2,618,988

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From page 107...

... Top in-demand skills haven't changed much since the release of the Dice Tech Skills Profile, compiled for the ITAA from dice.com job listings data. Hard tech skills including C++, Oracle, SQL, and lava remain at the top of the list, and demand for these skills has held steady or increased slightly.

Read the entire page →

From page 108...

... ITAA recommends a reexamination and strengthening of the U.S. public education system through a focus on higher academic standards, more emphasis on community colleges and for-profit training institutions as viable training venues for the current and future workforce, and continued government support of lifelong learning to overcome the skills gap.

Read the entire page →

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Effects of the Current Economic Downturn on the U.S. Science and Technology Workforce: Long Term Implications Pages 105-108

Effects of the Current Economic Downturn on the U.S. Science and Technology Workforce: Long Term Implications
Pages 105-108