Dell may soon go the way of the Dodo bird. All the signs are there. Some of their recent announcements are setting off warning signals.

These include:
1) Announcements of additional job cuts (5,600 more jobs in addition to the 3,200 already announced).

These jobs will experience strong growth and be in great demand for the next decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS).

Information technology

1. Network systems and data communications analysts
Projected growth by 2016: 53 percent
Median annual salary: $64,600*

2. Computer applications software engineers
Projected growth by 2016: 45 percent
Median annual salary: $79,780

3. Database administrators
Projected growth by 2016: 29 percent
Median annual salary: $64,670

4. Computer systems software engineers

Eweek posted an article yesterday which tried to go over a list of technology jobs or skills that would actually do well in a recession. The list of skills and/or job titles that seem to do well according to the article include the following:

1) Network skills
2) Business facing roles
3) QA Testing
4) Security
5) Consultants
6) Legacy programmers
7) Sys Admins
8) IT Managers
9) Help Desk