Here's an economist link that states that dba's - my labor of love - and "computer support specialists" (whatever that is) will actually experience a net increase. Hmmm...I have seen job postings increasing but this seems hard to believe... http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2454530 By contrast, jobs will be created that demand skills to handle the deeper incorporation of information technology, and the pay for these jobs will be high. The demand for computer-support specialists and software engineers, to take two examples, is expected by the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) to double between 2000 and 2010. Demand for database administrators is expected to rise by three-fifths. Among the top score of occupations that the BLS reckons will see the highest growth, half will need IT skills. As it is, between 1999 and 2003 (that is, including during the recession) jobs were created, not lost, in a whole host of white-collar occupations said to be particularly susceptible to outsourcing.