Study Shows Teen Gamers Like Tech, But Don't All Crave IT Jobs

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"If you think playing endless hours of Dungeons & Dragons will create a desire to get into the information technology, think again. A new study by CompTIA of teens and young adults shows that only 17% want to pursue a technology career (http://www.cepro.com/article/teens_young_adults_not_interested_in_it_careers/) despite the fact that 97% say they 'love' technology."This can't be any more surprising than that most concert-goers don't intend to be professional musicians, can it? 17% actually sounds like a pretty high figure to me. The article goes on to soften even that number, though: "[I]nterest levels jump when teens and young adults are presented with options for specific jobs. Nearly half of the respondents can see themselves potentially designing video games; 41 percent envision creating applications for mobile devices; 39 percent, designing web pages; and 34 percent, applying technology in fields such as healthcare or education."
http://it.slashdot.org/story/12/06/14/1639207/study-shows-teen-gamers-like-tech-but-dont-all-crave-it-jobs