Map: The Most Common Job in Every State

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2015/02/05/382664837/map-the-most-common-job-in-every-state

by samsolomon • 11 years ago

25 9 11 years ago

whacker• 11 years ago

I did not expect any state to have /software developer/ as the most common job.

bpowah• 11 years ago

Right? Me too. Then it dawned on me: "Software Developer" is just the new "Secretary". Instead of guarding filing cabinets, you are managing a db. Instead of manning the front desk, you maintain the website.

Gurkenmaster• 11 years ago

you maintain the website

I think you mean interactive document.

robodale• 11 years ago

As a Software Developer...this kind of scared me.

xur17• 11 years ago

Is anyone else scared by the prospect of self driving cars considering how prominent 'truck driver' is on that map?

withdavidli• 11 years ago

In the same way how farmer was so prominent in the beginning of the visual? Technology will displace entire sets of fields.

Maybe all truck drivers will become software engineers instead? Take away one option, pick another. I do forsee a lot of people picking eng fields over business degrees in the future. Comp Sci graduates have more options than biz admin / mba graduates from what I see, not only options toward swe but also pm, finance, consulting, etc.

IndianAstronaut• 11 years ago

This has been happening for 200 years. The tractor must have been a scary thing to farmers of a hundred years ago. It was easily the biggest job killer in history. People have to learn and adapt to technology.

lordbusiness2• 11 years ago

Counter argument, beautifully illustrated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU

lordbusiness2• 11 years ago

This was the first thing to come to my mind too. That's a lot of people who are going to need re-skilling.

Map: The Most Common Job in Every State

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