Looking for job security? Try Cobol
Posted by Mike on Sunday, November 7, 2010 - 770 views
As long as there are mainframes, there will be Cobol. Learn the language and the culture and you might land a job that that lasts until retirement
A career as a Cobol programmer might not be as sexy as slinging Java code or scripting in Ruby, but if you buckle down and learn hoary old Cobol, you could land one of the safest, most secure jobs in IT.
Analyst reports indicate that Cobol salaries are on the upswing. The language is easy to learn, there’s a healthy demand for the skills, and offshore Cobol programmers are in short supply — plus, the language itself holds the promise of longevity. All that loose talk about mainframes going away has subsided, and companies committed to big iron need Cobol pros to give them love.
