You make a key point nasimson.  Staying current with relevant skills is as critical to holding the job as it is to getting the job.  And, with technology constantly changing, one has to remain relevant with current skills that can add value.

The IT people that do that, and become key partners with the business units, will remain in demand.

DHagar

at Alison

 You know, there is a huge gap between IT( or Natural Science) guys and us - people of  Humanities and this gap is...THE LANGUAGE.

If you are a programmer- you have np boundaries- you can work wherever you want, wherever you go- you don't need to know the language of the country - you are living in. You know Java, C++, html- whatever, you live wherever you are hired- you do what you have done thousand of times.

But, what happens to us-  our tool is a language. I am from Russia,  moved to Germany and though now I can express my thoughts in everyday situations, but I still can't be  a University Professor. Nobody needs a teacher of Advertising or Business Communication who doesn't speak the local language. Moreover, there is a cultural connotation- you need to know the cultural hints, to be at the same cultural space- My English is ok, I lived in the States but I don't know  american classical movies( I am not even talking about German films).So , I do think that it's much easier for IT people to find a job, just because there are no connotations or language problems

nasimson, - Thats right hackers are talented but not all of them are under any commissioning to do some legal work...i haven't really met any career hackers i could talk to, maybe the situation on the ground is different than what i read online.

" One other job category i didn't see here is security. I wonder how come as i thought cybersecurity, digital forensics, ethical hacking/pen testing and related areas were gaining importance over the years as threats get more sophisticated."

Or you can say this blog hasn't included the hackers among the highly paid professionals.After all hacking is a job too,a much creative job than any other and no doubt hackers can be considered as one of  the highest earners of IT field.

According to legislation under his previous term, it will.

Thanks for the feedback Kicheko.

It is certainly challenging but I am remaining optimistic. I have had a couple of contract IT jobs while I have been in school, so little by little, I am gaining some experience. I worked for twenty years before I went back to school for IT, so it is kind of like teaching an old dog new tricks. I am thankful that I had some experience with networking, data entry, and inventory management systems in the past, it can help me get my foot in the door with the right company eventually. I will be finished with my MIS degree in about three months, then I will have six months left to earn my MBA. I am hoping that all the education I am getting under my belt will be helpful as well.

StaceyE, - I connect with your frustration on career change..when you find you have experience in one area but which cannot be considered much in another area you want to switch to. i did a career change to IT as well, though i hadn't worked too long when id did...just about two years or so. i had to go back to being an unpaid intern at the time in order to gain entry to the field.

Mashka, please don't be discouraged. I'd actually argue the opposite is true, and that despite some evidence to the contrary, there is also a lot of evidence that people with expertise in and a love of the humanities, the languages, and other non-STEM careers are also in high demand. I'll come at it from an Internet POV because we're all here on Internet Evolution! Consider websites, ecommerce, and all things Internet-related, and the need they all have for well-written, intelligent, articulate content written by people who can do more than string together a few words. Then add the need for visuals, whether it's a drawing, a video, a fancier illustration that involves multiple media... You get the idea of my argument! A lot of folk I went to school with - both high school and college - are involved in artistic-type careers, many to do with some aspect of the Internet.