What does the current and future MIS job market look like?
Computer systems professionals are among America’s most-wanted workers, according to CareerBuilder.com 2008. In a 10-year forecast, the CNN Money 2006 reported that the demand in the IT field is definitely positive with a growth forecast of 46% for software engineers and 36% for computer/IT analysts. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (2008-2009 Edition), employment of computer systems analysts is expected to grow by 29 percent from 2006 to 2016, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. Similarly, employment of computer support specialists and systems administrators is expected to increase by 18 percent from 2006 to 2016, and employment of computer and information systems managers is expected to grow 16 percent over the 2006-16 decade. These are again faster than the average for all occupations.
