Trump Order Would Temporarily Suspend New H-1B, Other Visas
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IT jobs don't have a lot in the way of formal licensing or certification requirements, so jobs can be filled, but the flip side of that is that everyone is used to letting go IT workers that can't do the jobs, or at least can't learn to do the jobs. To my mind, that means that salaries will go up pretty quickly unless random off-the-street hires can actually do the work.
Harder to fill with people who have no leverage and can be easily controlled and underpaid, yes.
> much higher paid
That's the point.