October 23, 2002 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Most IT workers have college degrees
In 2001, most information technology workers—about two-thirds—had a bachelor’s or higher degree. Forty-eight percent of IT workers
held a bachelor’s degree, while 18 percent also had a master’s or higher degree.
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The number of IT workers with some college but no degree is rapidly increasing; about 16 percent of IT workers were in this category in 2001. Anecdotal information suggests that many people attend community colleges not to earn degrees but to take computer-related courses in hopes of getting a job or
to update their skills.
This information is from the Current Population Survey. For purposes of this article, IT workers are considered to be those employed in 12 computer-related occupations, including computer programmers, computer systems
analysts, computer hardware engineers, and database administrators. Additional information is available from "Training for
techies: Career preparation in information technology," by Roger Moncarz,
Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Fall 2002.
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