Job trend in Houston

[adamorris]

I noticed a job trend in Houston ever since I started looking for a new job. Corporations and medium to large businesses are looking for highly qualified and knowledgeable IT staff but dont want to pay them what they are worth. I see every day jobs that require Bachelors degrees in computer science and 2-5 years of experience and they want to pay anywhere from 22K - 35K. Why is this? They want everyone to be self starters and require no more training but dont pay even close to what I would accept with a bachelors degree in my resume. Any insight would help ease my nervousness in my search for a new job.