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To: sea_biscuit who wrote (25726)	1/10/2005 4:09:16 PM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

with any job in any field it is a changing market always has been, always will be you have to stay ahead of the curve, keep up, refresh and add skills computer skills? I can't think of a hotter market with more potential - read up on where its going, stay educated some hot areas just taking off in US puter skill related jobs [only after doing one quick internet search] bioinformatician - The fusion of biology and computer science is the hottest of the hot in science right now, and it's going to heat up even more. Bioinformaticians, also known as computational bi- ologists, use computer modeling to predict which drugs will work on which illnesses, shaving the time and cost of getting new products to market. three to five years of experience can command $120,000 wireless engineer - Palms, Pocket PCs, pagers, cell phones, BlackBerries-the wireless revolution shows no sign of slowing up. In fact, the market for wireless data is expected to nearly triple in the next three years alone. And as companies set up customized networks and the government beefs up its wireless snooping post-Sept. 11, engineers who can set up such systems will be the most popular kids on the block. Already those with five-plus years of experience are demanding salaries of $80,000 and up data miner - You've no doubt heard by now that your personal info is just sitting out on the Web, waiting for marketers to capitalize on it. But how exactly do they sift through the info glut? Enter the data miner, who uses software to comb through huge databases, crunch numbers and identify trends. For years to come, data miners will be needed not only for market research but for everything from spotting bioterrorism threats and money-laundering rings to helping astronomers find new stars. Industry analyst IDC projects that the market will grow by nearly 30 percent a year. Salaries start at $60,000 to $70,000, but managers can make $120,000 or more. A.I. Programmer - Artificial intelligence used to be the stuff of sci-fi novels. Now it has spread from androids into all sorts of everyday fields, each of which is booming. Smart homes. Airport surveillance. Voice-recognition software. ATMs. Joanna Alexander, co-CEO of Seattle videogame producer Zombie, says demand for more A.I. programmers in her industry alone will be boundless. "You have to build in a personality, responses and realistic behavior for any characters you encounter," she says. "And games are only going to become more complex and more realistic." Salaries start at $50,000 and climb to $70,000 to $80,000 after a few years. the market in every product and service is now global - don't whine about it, join it, profit by it, lead it