IT is a mature industry for the most part. As such I would avoid it especially since you will be entering the job market as a newbie employee competing against the job shops in India. Perhaps if you can land work with a growing smaller company that has most of its IT in-house there might be a career path.

If I had to pick something new right now I'd look for something to do with alternative energy. The industry is still very much in its infancy with relatively high costs today. This will change.

I'd look for opportunities in manufacturing, installation, or design. The price of dead dinosaurs will continue to rise and as it does more and more focus will be on alternative energy.