Coding: The Job of The Future

Wherever in the world you are, right now, and whatever device you are reading this article on, is all due to the work of coding. Without coding, none of this would have been possible. You wouldn’t be able to surf your favourite websites on the internet, nor would you be able to post your peculiar photographs on Facebook, or communicate digitally with your friends. Almost everything digital in the world today such as computer software, applications and websites are encompassed and based on computer code. However, some of you may be pondering over the need for such a skill set and the reason behind many firms demanding this. So that begs the question, why will coding take the world by storm in the future?

A 2015 report from Burning Glass, a job market analytics firm, concluded that 7 million job openings in that year were from occupations that required coding skills. This clearly shows the increase in demand from companies for people who have the ability to code. Furthermore, this report also found that coding and programming jobs are growing exponentially, around 12% faster than the average market job. Employers focus primarily on the ability to code with languages such as Java, HTML, Python and C + +. All of this may sound like a bunch of technological jargon, but remember it serves the fundamental purpose of running your computers and smartphones.

For those of you who see the importance of coding, but do not want to get caught up in the technological sector due to various reasons, there is some very good news for you. Various other sectors are highly interested in recruiting the ‘coders of the future’. Take the finance, manufacturing and health care firms for example. Most of these firms rely on technology – which is expected to boom in the future. As a result, having the ability to code on your portfolio can easily get you employed and is a major boost to your application. To continue, the Burning Glass researchers also found that jobs which require coding can pay up to $22,000 more, which I’m sure provides a major incentive for most people to learn it.

To conclude, we all know how much technology is changing; for an example, just look at the difference in phones from 2007 to the phones in 2018. It is something that will sweep the world and almost become like an epidemic. In this ‘technological takeover,’ coding as a quintessential part. Therefore, it is paramount that our society today makes it a habit to learn even the slightest amount of coding, as it can benefit us to a large extent.

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Written by Aarush Kesar

Edited by Nandini Nalam