Overview of Industries and Employers

The largest sector of China's economy is industrial, followed by services and agriculture. China specializes
in labor-intensive products like clothing and toys. It has been gradually moving on to more sophisticated
products like desktop computers and pharmaceuticals. The real estate and automobile markets have been
booming in Chinese cities, with electronics and computer related industries following close behind.

China's more than 70,000 small and medium-sized technology companies offer many employment
opportunities. In the southern coastal city of Shenzhen, in Shanghai, and in Beijing's Zhongguancun Hi-
Tech Development Zone, there is a proliferation of information technology enterprises. The Chinese
government's commitment to developing the technology industry, and the Chinese consumer's appetite for
state-of-the-art technology give the technology sector an optimistic outlook. With the industry's rapid
development, there is a shortage of IT professionals. Thousands of job openings in the IT sector and
related fields cannot be readily filled.

China is also experiencing a shortage in skilled engineers. Employment in this field is expected to increase
with the growth of the economy. Career opportunities are expected in architectural, electrical, electronic,
mechanical, structural, automotive, fabrication, instrumentation, civil, production, and materials
engineering.