How Will the Tech Job Landscape Change Over the Next Ten Years?
Job titles like Data Scientist and Big Data Engineer did not exist ten years ago.
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Jobs in technology evolve at a staggering rate. The software engineering process companies followed ten years ago is quite different to what software companies use these days. The required skills have also radically changed. For instance, in the past a programmer who did not know C/C++ would struggle to find a job in a major tech company. Currently, you can be hired as a programmer in a software company to just develop scripts using languages like Python, Matlab or R (statistical Language).
Job titles like Data Scientist and Big Data Engineer did not exist ten years ago. Recently, I have witnessed even job postings for Machine Learning Engineers and AI Engineers. In other words, tech companies these days hire individuals who possess more than just programming skills. A data scientist, besides being a good programmer, needs to have good knowledge of statistics and machine learning algorithms. In the future, I would not be surprised if we had job titles like Autonomous Car App Developer, Blockchain Developer, Smart City App Developer… That is why I would emphasize the importance of continuing to learn cutting edge technologies so that you can keep up with the pace of change. For instance, The Master of Computer Science offered by ASU both on campus and online via Coursera offer data science, artificial intelligence, and big data courses that keep up with such cutting edge technologies.
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