IT Positions Some of the Toughest Jobs To Fill In US

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday May 30, 2012 @05:43AM from the fifty-years-of-dot-net-experience-required dept.

coondoggie writes "Forty-nine percent of U.S. companies are having a hard time filling what workforce management firm ManpowerGroup calls mission-critical positions within their organizations. IT staff, engineers and 'skilled trades' are among the toughest spots to fill. The group surveyed some 1,300 employers and noted that U.S. companies are struggling to find talent, despite continued high unemployment, over their global counterparts, where 34% of employers worldwide are having difficulty filling positions."

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Re:Two part problem by rgbrenner · 2012-05-30 06:32 · Score: 0, Flamebait

You left out low salaries. It amazes me how little companies are paying their IT workers
Or maybe IT workers have an unrealistic idea of their self worth.
10 highest paid bachelor degrees in 2011:
3. Computer Engineering
5. Computer Science
6. Software Engineering
Only Petroleum Engineering and Chemical Engineering pay more.
How much exactly do you think your skills are worth? You work with a computer.. you don't create gold from thin air.
XKCD: Computer Problems