Many young people are keen on programming to become "code farmers"
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Recently, a monitoring report on the “new generation of migrant workers” has sparked heated debate. The report shows that the new generation of migrant workers in Beijing accounted for 50.1%.
With the rapid development of the information society, the educational level and self-learning awareness of the new generation of migrant workers are constantly improving, and their career choices are becoming more diverse. Among them, the software and information technology service industries are becoming more and more popular.
Recently, the Beijing Investigation Team of the National Bureau of Statistics conducted a dynamic monitoring survey on the urbanization of migrant workers in Beijing, and announced the "Monitoring Report on the New Generation of Migrant Workers in Beijing in 2020."
The data shows that the new generation of migrant workers (born after the 1980s, aged 16 years and over, agricultural household registration population mainly in non-agricultural employment in different places) accounted for 50.1%, and has become the main force of migrant workers. .
As soon as the report came out, it caused heated discussions among netizens. It mentioned a significant change. In addition to the well-known traditional industries such as residential services, manufacturing and construction, wholesale and retail, the new generation of information transmission, software, and information technology service industries The proportion of migrant workers was 7.9%, an increase of 3.7% over the previous year, the largest increase among all industries.
A few days ago, the reporter found that in the current rapid development of the information society, the career choices of the new generation of migrant workers also have more diversified dimensions.
The new generation of "code farmers"
"The direction is wrong, efforts were in vain." This is the 26-year-old Zhang Shuai's view on young people's choice of career.
He studied software engineering at an undergraduate school in Shanxi. He decided to find a job in Beijing when he graduated. Now he has been engaged in web page building work for a medium-sized information company for 2 years and has become an out-and-out "code farmer".
Zhang Shuai, who was born in a rural village in Shanxi, grew up farming with his parents in his hometown. He said that in his childhood consciousness, he felt that farming was more expensive than being a teacher.
However, as he continued to grow and received more school education, his ideas also changed.
After graduating from university, Zhang Shuai believed that there were more job opportunities in big cities, and his parents supported his choice. “Naturally, he came to Beijing to work.” Zhang Shuai told reporters that the most important thing to choose to become a programmer is “ The higher salary of this profession is very attractive." The monthly income of more than 10,000 yuan can enable him to realize his current personal "financial freedom".
At present, Zhang Shuai, who is still single, has a fixed cost of more than 2,000 yuan in rent every month, and the remaining disposable income can fully satisfy his consumption in clothing, food and other aspects.
Chen Xiao, who belongs to the same company as Zhang Shuai, has just turned 30 this year and is already a dad. In addition to work, he also takes care of his wife and children.
Excluding basic living expenses, the remaining monthly salary will be paid to parents far away in rural Shaanxi.
The relatively generous salary of the programmer allows Chen Xiao to cope with the expenses of the family. After three years of hard work, he has just been promoted to the head of the group and his income has also increased significantly.
"People, we must keep moving forward." Chen Xiao had previously started a cosmetics business in Guangzhou, but failed because of no mature Internet marketing model, and eventually came to Beijing to work after tossing around many places.
In his view, his parents as farmers pursue stability all their lives, but he wants to realize the value of life while he is young.
"As long as we work hard, everyone has their own world." Chen Xiao said.
Self-improvement is as important as making money
Behind the high salary, it takes a long time and high intensity to pay.
Chen Xiao's daily working hours are 8 in the morning and 7 in the evening, and the occasional rest time on weekends is also used to accompany his children.
In order to save rent as much as possible, he rented the house outside the Fifth Ring Road, and it takes more than an hour to commute to work every day.
Even with such hard work, Chen Xiao, who is willing to learn, will pick up his mobile phone to watch short technical videos and learn some cutting-edge programming code knowledge during the commuting time.
When he first started, he also participated in the postgraduate entrance examination training class, trying to improve his academic qualifications.
Chen Xiao knows well: "If you can't continue to learn, you will soon be eliminated, so you must continue to improve yourself."
Like Chen Xiao, the new generation of migrant workers who have a strong willingness to learn are not a minority.
According to the "2021 New Generation of Migrant Workers Vocational Skills Survey Report" released on July 20, 69.1% of the post-95 generation of migrant workers are eager to obtain vocational skills training opportunities, of which 75.04% want to work in the service industry, especially with the Internet Relevant and highly digitized service industry.
In addition, post-95 migrant workers have a higher education level than the first or two generations of migrant workers, and most of them were born or raised in cities, and 9.47% of the group has a strong demand for digital skills.
For many new generations of migrant workers, self-improvement and making money are equally important.
Nowadays, Li Qian, who is engaged in database management and maintenance, told reporters: “Technology is updated too fast, and you must keep learning.” When he first started, Li Qian was in a relaxed and leisurely working state. Relax with variety shows.
However, as the work continues to deepen, she finds that her work content has become more and more complicated and difficult as the technology is updated. If she does not charge in time, she will soon be unable to keep up with the rhythm.
Chen Jianwei, an associate researcher at the Education and Open Economy Research Center of the University of International Business and Economics, said that for the new generation of migrant workers, especially post-95 migrant workers, if their vocational skills have not been upgraded with industrial and digital upgrades, the longer the working life, the longer the income. And the opportunities to rise will not become more or even less because of the fact that many digital and information technology are updated too quickly, and they will soon be eliminated if they do not learn new skills in time.
Higher education, more choices
The report shows that in addition to the largest increase in the proportion of the new generation of migrant workers engaged in information technology services, the educational level of the new generation of migrant workers is also changing, with a bachelor degree or above accounting for 21.2%, an increase of 7.9 percentage points from the previous year. , The proportion of bachelor degree is 20.0%, and the proportion of postgraduate degree is 1.2%.
Liu Yang, 27, is one of the 1.2%. He is currently studying as a graduate student in Beijing and hopes to return to his hometown in Henan to work as a teacher in the future.
Liu Yang told reporters: “The most important thing now is to temper yourself and have enough ability, so that you will have more choices in job hunting in the future.” He also said that the number of children of migrant workers around him is also increasing.
In addition to learning technology, Chen Xiao also has his own plan for the future: "The Internet industry is unstable. In the future, he will consider returning to his hometown to open a breeding farm. Modern scientific and technological agriculture also has good development prospects."
Li Qian has been working hard in Beijing for 5 years and is still quite comfortable with her current lifestyle and state.
"I have a higher education, and my way of thinking is different from my parents. I am more eager to take control of my life through my own efforts." Li Qian said that Zhengzhou, the capital city of her hometown, is also developing very well. She plans to take a look at it later. ,Is there any chance to return to work in my hometown.
Su Lifeng, a researcher at the Education and Open Economy Research Center of the University of International Business and Economics, said that as more and more new digital occupations are included in the National Occupation Classification Directory by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, practitioners can pass professional title examinations to earn points and even rewards for settled cities. So as to better take root in the city.
On the other hand, providing migrant workers with comprehensive vocational skills training, especially digital vocational skills training, is also the focus of relevant departments' improvement. This measure will help stimulate more human resources and promote social development.
Qiao Ran
Qiao Ran