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Is anyone worried about all the new people going into coding? - still searching

Posted: Jun 16, 2010

I have been thinking about getting into coding, but I am starting to worry as it seems there are a ton of people also wanting to go into the same field. Do you think there will be jobs for all of us?

yes, I am worried about them - besides the market being

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flooded, coding jobs are also being offshored.

I see the same road ahead for coders as what MTs are dealing with right now.

New coders - Anonymous

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I don't know how accurate it would be to base the number of people going into coding on this forum, it seems that the same people post over and over. People start training programs and never finish, so it's really difficult to have an accurate number. All professions are flooded with people looking for work, not just coding and MT. With coding, it would also depend on the kind of job you are seeking, entry level, inpatient, outpatient, or an analyst or consulting job. Are you "worried" because you are a coder or coding student?

I am worried because I am a student. - stillsearching

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That is a good point about not judging the numbers just based on this forum. However, the counselor at my school said you had to sign up for classes fast as they fill up quickly, which tells me it isn't just this forum? I am going to a CC, so I am not sure which setting I would like to work in and can't figure out if hospital or doctor office would be more stable/reliable.

Good luck with your classes - sm - Anonymous

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And I do share your concern about finding a coding job.

Im still in MT, considered coding, but it seems any - job (especially in medical field, -sm

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but also in just about all other sectors) that require English skill, intellect, and keyboarding skill are being offshored. So I'm:
a) Getting out of medicine altogether - I think the entire healthcare industry is in for a rocky ride in the next decade or two, and I'm already queasy enough as it is.
b) Looking for something - anything - that requires that I, myself, be phyically present, and that cannot be done by some invisible little speck in a country half a world away.

What are you going to do? sm - stillsearching

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I do understand your reasoning. What are you going to do or thinking of doing?

You might consider... - sm

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something like this:
http://forum.mtstars.com/241096.html

The pay from the ad posted was around 20 bucks an hour, seems to be part time, but if you lived near a large campus you may be able to do more than part time... worth looking into I think.

???????? - Redpen

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I'm wondering where you are seeing all these new people going into coding? What are you seeing that has you worried???

There are hundreds of thousands of coders in the US. In 2006, an AHIMA/AHA survey found that employers struggle to fill coding jobs, with about 18% of coding jobs, about 1 in 5, going unfilled. The Department of Labor estimates a 20% increase in jobs within the next 10 years.

Hi redpen. sm - stillsearching

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I guess just from reading this forum it seemed like a lot of people were switching over to coding. Then when my counselor told me to hurry and pick my classes, as they fill up fast it just made me think that maybe the coding field will be over floaded with new coders. I am just nervous as I don't want to spend money/time and then not be able to find a job! Thanks for the reassurance on your post. It makes me feel better hearing the stats.

Remember - sm

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If you are going to a community college the classes that are included in the coding program are also included in the MT programs, the office assistants programs, the nursing programs, a lot of others, so even though your classes might 'fill up quick' it's not just coders who are filling up those classes. This is especially true if this is your first term, whereas your specific coding courses will probably come towards the end of your training.

Good luck!

Thank you and you are 100% correct on that! sm - stillsearching

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You are right. It is my 1st term and I forgot that the classes are also included in all those other programs! Thanks for helping. It does make me feel better. Glad to have a place to go to ask questions and get some good answers! Thanks again!

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