[jostmey]

I am in the Natural sciences. I see that people are trained in esoteric technologies or procedures that may only be useful to the immediate scientific question at hand. This would seem to make it hard for these individuals to transition to industry, unless their specific expertise is required.

The computer programming community has the advantage that its technologies and best practices are ubiquitous throughout the industry and academia (??). This may facilitate an easy transition from industry to academia and vice-versa.