Since knowledge is more and more a commodity, easily shared between peers worldwide, experience is becoming more and more important to distinguish ourselves.
PragDave has some very interesting observations on knowledge workers and believes nursing has more in common with programming then we tend to think.
[update]
In today's New York Times, there's a story on how Companies are Finding Some Computer Jobs Best Done in U.S..
From the article:
Innovative business processes result from "an understanding of the business that happens when people get into a room and talk to each other," Mr. Pradhan said. "That is very difficult to outsource."
[source: /\ndy's Weblog]