There is no tech labor shortage.<p>No study, other than those sponsored by the industry, has ever shown a shortage.<p>Wages, both for new graduates and established professionals, have been stable in the engineering and programming fields. Starting salaries for new computer science graduates were up about 3% in Spring 2011, according to NACE; a 2011 DICE report, in spite of claiming a shortage, concedes that overall tech salaries are up 1%; a San Jose Mercury News article in July 2011 reports a strong job market in Silicon Valley, but also states that wages are up only 3% since 2009. None of these figures indicates a labor shortage.<p>A 2007 Urban Institute study found that the universities are producing more than enough graduates at the bachelor&#x27;s level in STEM.<p>Figures for students graduating with computer science degrees cannot be used to determine whether we have a shortage of people qualified for computer science jobs. Most people in the computer field, including those in software development, have their degrees in fields other than computer science.<p>In 2012 congressional testimony, Texas Instruments admitted that they have plenty of American engineering job applicants at the bachelor&#x27;s level.<p>[ <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;heather.cs.ucdavis.edu&#x2F;h1b10min.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;heather.cs.ucdavis.edu&#x2F;h1b10min.html</a> ]