Jobs Being Offshored

If you think your job is immune to offshoring, think again.

A study conducted by CareerBuilder.com and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, found that 28 % of the 3,000 employers surveyed who offshored expect more of their high-skill positions to be shipped overseas.

Among the jobs respondents identified as positions they plan to offshore are:

• Computer Programmers - 32%
• Software Developers - 32%
• Customer Service Representatives - 25%
• Sales Managers - 8%
• Graphic Designers 8%
• Human Resource Personnel - 7%
• General Managers - 6%
• Marketing Personnel - 5%

Not surprising, the primary reason for offshoring is cost. Forty-nine percent of employers said they saved over $20,000 for each job that was moved overseas.

For the most part, jobs that are moved out of the U.S. are going to:

• India - 44% of employers said they sent jobs there, followed by
• China - 24 %
• Mexico - 12%
• Canada - 9%
• Germany - 8%
• The Philippines - 7%
• Britain - 7%

Twenty-eight percent of employers who offshore jobs said that it allowed them to create new positions in the United States.

Think Your Jobs Won't Go Overseas? Think Again!

Jobs Most Likely to Go Offshore