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by acdha 4487 days ago
The full linked data for that occupation list really makes your point clear:

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_41860.htm

It's certainly not the case that IT people are hurting terribly but it makes it hard to argue that there is in fact a significant shortage or that we need programs to attract more CS majors rather than, say, simply paying at least as much as some of the other things students choose to major in.