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To: i-node who wrote (15748)	4/22/2017 12:20:35 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 365165

That said, there are still jobs for COBOL programmers and probably will be for some time to come. Very few. It is a very specialized field now. And solely dependent on companies clinging to old technologies. That is changing. For example, the USCIS started the DID(IT) program in 2013 to bring modern software development to the government. That will eventually flush out the bulk of those remaining COBOL jobs. There are opportunities for the flexible. And, even in IT, most people are not that good at adapting to new technologies.