Computer Programmer Job Outlook

 I am thinking about going back to school and

Ok, so you don't want to be looking for a job right now or for the next 7 years as a computer programmer. You want to be a Lan manager or Network systems analysts according the the statistics.

Job Outlook - Computer Programmer:

Future job prospects for computer programmers are not good. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics job growth in this field is expected to decline slowly or moderately through 2016.

Employment Facts - Computer Programmer:

There were 435,000 computer programmers employed in 2006.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco2003.htm - on this page about half way down it says that the percentage change in employment - number 1 is

Network systems and data communications analysts.

Network systems and data communications analysts