US Predicts Zero Job Growth For Electrical Engineers (bls.gov)

Posted by samzenpus on Monday December 21, 2015 @07:38AM from the no-work-for-you dept.

dcblogs writes: An occupation long associated with innovation, electrical and electronics engineering, has stopped growing, according to the U.S. government. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, in an update of its occupational outlook released Friday, said that the number of people employed as electrical and electronics engineers is now at 316,000, and will remain mostly unchanged for the next decade. The government put the 10-year job outlook for electronic and electrical engineers at "0% — little or no change." The IEEE-USA said the BLS estimates "are probably correct."

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Rest assured H1B Visas are here to save the day... by PortHaven · 2015-12-21 08:41 · Score: 5, Insightful

Sure, there is zero percent growth. But rest assured companies will argue that they still can't find any qualified workers and require H1B Visa holders to be imported and paid a meager $65K a year, rather than the $110K/year of the U.S. engineer they just let go.