Projected Number of U.S. Jobs to Move Overseas

Management

288,281

Business

348,028

Computing

472,632

Architecture

184,347

Life Sciences

36,770

Legal

76,642

Art, design

29,564

Sales

226,564

Office

1,659,310

Salary Comparisons

Software Programmer, U.S.

$66,100

Software Programmer, India

$10,000

Mechanical Engineer, U.S.

$55,600

Mechanical Engineer, India

$5,900

IT Manager, U.S.

$55,000

IT Manager, India

$8,500

Accountant, U.S.

$41,000

Accountant, India

$5,000

Financial Operations, U.S.

$37,625

Financial Operations, India

$5,500

1. What is the total number of office jobs that will have moved overseas according to the chart?

1. Many of these outsourced jobs are with multinational corporations based in the U.S.. What can you infer about how overseas employees communicate and deliver their work to U.S. corporate offices?

1. Approximately how much would a multinational corporation have to pay an employee in the U.S. than an employee doing the same work overseas? Hint: What are the salary differences between the four jobs.

1. What are some occupations you might consider as a future career that are not likely to be outsourced to workers overseas? How did you come about that decision?