A few CS questions

aegrisomnia
Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:49:33 +0000

Do you think EECS jobs will continue to be very in demand in the near future.

Speaking only for software engineering, the Bureau of Labor Statistics seems to indicate very good prospects over at least the next 5 years. I don’t recall what the numbers were like for EE… let me go find them and report here.

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For EE:
Number of Jobs, 2010: 294,000
Job Outlook, 2010-20: 6% (Slower than average)
Employment Change, 2010-20: 17,600

For ComputerE:
Number of Jobs, 2010: 70,000
Job Outlook, 2010-20: 9% (Slower than average)
Employment Change, 2010-20: 6,300

For Programmers:
Number of Jobs, 2010: 363,100
Job Outlook, 2010-20: 12% (About as fast as average)
Employment Change, 2010-20: 43,700

For SoftwareE:
Number of Jobs, 2010: 913,100
Job Outlook, 2010-20: 30% (Much faster than average)
Employment Change, 2010-20: 270,900

(For reference, one number I’ve seen that seems reasonable for US population growth projection from 2010 to 2020 is ~9%; if the labor force grows by the same amount, then EE will actually be “losing” jobs, CompE breaking about even, and programming and software engineering gaining ground)