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Prepare for Today's New High-tech Careers

By Gabby Hyman
Learning & Life Columnist
July 18, 2006

Innovation happens! During the 1980s, people reveled in their Beta disc players, in audio tapes, and (for a lucky few) a clunky telephone wired into their car. Today, you can buy a single wireless device barely a quarter-inch thick that works as a telephone, movie viewer, and music player. If you want to be part of the IT and e-commerce revolution, you need college courses that update your resume at the speed of broadband.

Colleges have had to keep pace with breakthroughs in software engineering, computer science, and medical technology to remain competitive. And you'll need an up-to-date education to be competitive in landing jobs in these new, evolving careers. Let's look at a few:

Web design

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that designers with web and animation expertise will find the majority of new design positions through 2014. The work is fun and exciting, and you can get going with as little as an associates degree.

E-commerce

Entrepreneur.com projects that by 2012, almost half of all shoppers will buy through e-commerce -- and online sellers will receive some 12% of all purchases in the country. No matter your career interest, college e-commerce courses will help you put your product or service online.

Software engineering

The BLS predicts that software engineers will be among fastest growing careers for the next decade. You'll need a degree and continuing courses to remain competitive in this exploding field.

Medical technology

Medical techs work in labs and with patients in a career field that is advancing faster than the average of all other occupations (BLS). The exponential growth in technology, along with a rapidly aging population, all but guarantees job stability.

IT

The IT field is the mother of all modern career groups. Computer support, tech support, help-desk, network and systems administrators, and security specialists will find plenty of jobs if they hold degrees and recent product certifications.

Sources

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Entrepreneur.com

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About the Author
Gabby Hyman has created online strategies and written content for Fortune 500 companies including eToys, GoTo.com, Siebel Systems, Microsoft Encarta, Avaya, and Nissan UK.

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