Yen T'ien-chih, a manpower expert at the Council for Economic Planning and Development, points out that liberal arts majors have more flexibility in looking for jobs than technical specialists.
經建會人力規劃處的「資訊人力之成長及未來需求推計」研究報告中顯示，包括資訊工程師在內，資訊從業人員將從民國七十七年的三萬八千二百餘人，增至八十二年的八萬餘人，平均每年要增補六千八百人左右。