- Web Developers: 27 percent increase
- Computer Systems Analysts: 21 percent increase
- Information Security Analysts: 18 percent increase
- Software Developers: 17 percent
- Computer Support Specialists: 12 percent increase
- Database Administrators: 11 percent increase
- Computer and Information Research Scientists: 11 percent increase
- Computer Network Architects: 9 percent increase
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators: 8 percent increase
- Computer Programmers: 8 percent decline
Safest Tech Jobs for the Next 8 Years
If there’s any certainty in the tech world, it’s uncertainty. Technologies that dominate today could end up obsolete in a few short years; little-used programming languages and apps may rise to become ubiquitous within a particular industry, or fade away entirely. As a technology professional, trying to predict the long-term outcome often seems like a fool’s game. With that caveat in mind, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) offers some estimates for how certain tech-related professions will fare over the next eight years (i.e., through 2024), based on number of jobs created or lost: