The numbers for tech jobs are all over the place. The one that I have heard most is 1.5 million, but I have also seen everywhere from 500k to 3 million.
Most of the theories of why this is not because of Trump, but because of issues with education. There are not enough people in education teaching people technology, because people can easily go and get 1.5x to 3x their salary in the private sector. For example -- Uber gutting Carnegie Melon's Researchers: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/2015/5/19/8622831/uber-self-driving-cars-carnegie-mellon-poached I sit on the board of the Python Software Foundation. I am putting together an RFP with others to fund educational initiatives in Python. It will be coming out later this month or next month. -Jackie P.S. Side note about education and python... In Guido's (creator of Python) proposal to Darpa to fund the development of Python for educational purposes, he references Logo as a great tool, but limited. That was 2001. The same year that Netlogo was created (if I have my years right). On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 4:47 PM Alfredo Covaleda Vélez <alfr...@covaleda.co> wrote: > And will remain un-filled for years while "trumpism exists": > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgsVE2RBto8 > > On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 4:55 PM Nick Thompson <nickthomp...@earthlink.net> > wrote: > >> Sorry, everybody. Ugh! >> >> >> >> What I meant to write was, *“At least, ask for a RAISE(!)”.* You have >> no idea how envious I am of you all. Can you IMAGINE the joy I would feel >> if I learned that there were a million jobs unfilled for cranky former >> psychology professors who can’t write a ten-word email message without >> screwing it up! >> >> >> >> That would be glorious. >> >> >> >> Nick >> >> >> >> Nicholas S. Thompson >> >> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology >> >> Clark University >> >> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ >> >> >> >> *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Gary >> Schiltz >> *Sent:* Saturday, March 04, 2017 1:11 PM >> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < >> friam@redfish.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] A million tech jobs unfilled >> >> >> >> Maybe there will even be a place for techie old farts to work from >> Ecuador. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Nick Thompson <nickthomp...@earthlink.net> >> wrote: >> >> Dear Friammers, >> >> >> >> There are apparently a MILLION tech jobs going un-filled in the US – >> hence the panic in the tech industry concerning the immigration purge. >> Would this be a time for members of this list to consider seeking a better >> job? Or, at least, to ask for a job? >> >> Or demand that your boss let you work remotely and move here to Santa Fe >> where the coffee is good, the air (usually) clean and where you are never >> more than ten minutes from the head of a hiking trail? >> >> >> >> Just sayin’ >> >> >> >> N >> >> >> >> Nicholas S. Thompson >> >> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology >> >> Clark University >> >> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ >> >> >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > -- Jacqueline Kazil | @jackiekazil
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