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By Mel Duvall

"We're seeing a systematic pattern in the types of positions that are vulnerable to offshoring," said Lorin Hitt, associate professor in information management at the Wharton School. "The study indicates that services that can be delivered electronically and don't require much face-to-face interaction are now at higher risk of being displaced."

According to those respondents who currently offshore, the following are the positions most likely to be sent overseas: Computer programmers (32%), software developers (32%), customer service (25%), systems analysts (16%), sales managers (8%), and graphic designers (8%).

Comments (4)

	1. 28-04-2008 17:48
	What a news bulletin! IT at risk for outsourcing? The hundreds of thousands of IT jobs that went to India and China in the last 3 years didn't clue you in until now? Guest

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	2. 29-04-2008 10:45
	You're right that IT being at risk for offshoring is hardly news. The point of the study though is that as the economy worsens, employers may consider sending more jobs overseas, and IT jobs are at the top of the list. Registered

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	3. 04-05-2008 10:47
	Not true.. As the dollar worsens, it will become more expensive to outsource because the profit margin decreases with a bad exchange rate.    Joey Hernandez MBA CISSP ITIL  http://www.linkedin.com/in/joeyhernandez Guest

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	4. 29-10-2008 14:51
	What can we do to protect our system and ourself as IT pratitional?. Guest

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