Hi Chris. Web development is absolutely a good career choice right now, especially for the more technical positions like coders and developers.

It’s true that the economy is hitting everyone, and with the layoffs there’s a lot of competition out there, but I see web developer jobs listed every single day. On Craigslist, on Monster, on Dice. Go to the Craigslist for the city nearest you and search for “web developer”. You’ll see tons of jobs, and doing this will also show you what skills the hiring companies are looking for.

You can create search agents on Monster, Indeed.com, Oodle.com and other sites. Search for “web” or “web developer” in your area to see what’s out there.

Here’s the most important thing: the web is growing by leaps and bounds, it just hit one billion users. We’re not going back to the typewriter, the web is going to be more and more central to business. Get good web / tech skills and you’ll be in a great position to get a job.

Best, Jo

Web development is a very broad topic, encompassing all previous technologies by utilizing a single presentation layer – the web browser. It also has several off-shoots, User Interface (UI) design, graphic arts, information security, middleware architectures, etc. The pay can be very lucrative to just OK, depending on what you are looking to do.

For example, a full-blown eCommerce site with ties to backend Customer Resource Management (CRM) application, accounting, inventory, and shipping apps could easily net the chief architect/designer in the mid $100k range. On the other hand, someone doing simple one-pagers (ala MySpace or FaceBook) would probably be lucky to pull in $20-$25/hr.

Best Regards,
Tim Foley
“delivering the BIG PICTURE through managing the little details”

($5000 finders fee offered – contact me for details)