The US Department of Labor projects that eight out of ten of the fastest-growing occupations in the United States between 2000 and 2010 will be in computers and that the computer and data processing services industry will have the fastest wage and salary employment growth of all industries. This book is a straightforward guide to jobs in the computer industry. It covers more than 80 jobs, profiling everything from programming and manufacturing to software instruction and sales. For this new edition, all entries have been reviewed and updated with the latest information and many new profiles have been added to cover emerging jobs including data miner, bioinformatics specialist, system administrator, technical recruiter or agent and online writer/editor. The "Industry Outlook" section reflects recent changes in the field, such as areas that fallen of (dot-com business)_and areas likely to grow (bioinformatics).