There is no programming language (Not even labview)!
A programming language is just simply a tool to allow us humans to express our thoughts in a way that hardware can then do computations and actions. Since the there is such a great diversity of applications and hearware platforms, there will always be a need to have many tools for this (aslo people have many different thought processes).
Hope you get to do some labview too since it does have a great purpose.
Remember in the future that there is often a power vs productivity trade off when comparing a lower (think assembly) vs high level language (think VB/Labview) when selecting the correct tool.
If the opportunity arises to use labview you might be able to impress your c counterparts with rapid results and solutions to certain problems (DAQ system).
I went the opposite from c/assembly to VB to Labview.
I do agree that the opportunities are far greater for a skilled c++ or java programmer but also consider that there are also far more proficient c or java programmers in the world.
I also see your fear in typcasting one to labview only and I try to keep my c/c++ skills ready when needed.
In my opinion, learn as many languages as possible and you will never be hungry (or get sleep).
GOOD LUCK in either case.
