Today kids grow up using computers. Kids as young as one to two years old learn how to do anything and everything on computers. Teenagers are adding more memory to their computers, or installing high-end graphic cards so that they can play their favorite games. The fear of computers with the younger generation is nearly obsolete. A lot of people studied computers hoping to get network jobs, software jobs, or IT jobs. The demand for IT professionals started to decline. Employers had hundreds of applicants now applying for jobs, and had higher credentials.
People with only experience and not the degrees to back them up were finding it harder to find new jobs. There were a lot less openings, and employers started hiring kids out of high school, for computer jobs. They started to realize that high school graduates had the skills that their companies needed. Many companies realized they could save money by hiring entry-level people, who grew up on computers.
One of the few reasons to avoid working in IT is that there is no demand for IT professionals. Most jobs that are seeking people are paying very little. They are mostly entry-level positions. Even second and third tier positions aren't requiring much. The job market is saturated with IT professionals. There are a few different positions, people can specialize in such as: radiology (PACS Administrators), forensic computer, security, virus, etc. Even the specialized fields are hard to get into with the over saturation of the IT market.
For a while, network engineers were in demand. Today, that has also changed and even the network jobs are scarce. They still expect people with the proper degrees, but due to the abundance of applicants the pay is minimum. Many applicants have many years' experience and either bachelors or masters degrees in computers. They are also certified by specific companies such as the Cisco router certification, or Microsoft's MCSE certifications.
Employers now are in a position to be extremely picky. They hire people with top-level degrees, plenty of experience, and for very little money. The IT field is definitely a field you may want to avoid. There is little to no demand, due to far more applicants then positions. It will require a lot of schooling, and going into a specializing field, and somehow getting experience before your resume will even be looked at.
