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1. Environmental Simulations Developer
With the worldwide interest in Global Warming – what with ex-Vice President Al Gore’s movie and book, An Inconvenient Truth, and resulting awards – there’ll be more opportunities for careers in this field. One role that’ll play a significant part and involves computer programming skills is Environmental Simulations Developer.
2. Video Game Developer.
With the continued expansion of the video game market into new demographics, especially with the introduction of the Wii, the video game industry continues to need solid game developers. In fact, there is evidence that video games will be entering new domains, such as the health and education industries, on much larger scales.
3. Bioinformatics Simulations Modeling.
Bioinformatics is an enormously important field that includes the study of genomes, gene sequencing, protein structures, etc., all of which help advance medical discoveries. In addition to scientific skills, bioinformatics requires skills in applied mathematics and modeling, computer science, and more.
4. 3D Animation Technician.
The success of 3D animated movies such as The Incredibles and Beowulf require both creative and technical skills to use the necessary advanced animation systems that are sometimes hybridized with live action footage. Throw in the availability of free or inexpensive 3D applications such as POV-Ray, Bryce, Poser, Terragen and many more – not to mention high-end sytems – and there’s lots of technical skills to learn.
5. Internet Entrepreneur.
The Internet offers career opportunities never before available to college graduates. The chance to start and run your own online business is very real. Everything from developing software and web apps to consulting and web publishing are available those with passion.
6. Medical Modeling Systems Developer and Technician.
Health is of course an immensely important market, what with the Baby Boomer generation being both an collective economic powerhouse and growing older, thus interested in health. Advances in medical technology means that future nurses will need increasingly more technical skills
7. Digital Film Production Assistant and Technician
Thanks to Internet TV software such as Joost and Babelgum, many dozens of video sharing sites, and of course the traditional film and TV industry – including Pay Per View and Cable – demand for video content will simply grow. While actual reel film might have its advantages and still be in use, post production-wise the trend is digital – both for movies and TV
8. Website Network Manager / Administrator.
With the growing number of website and blog networks, the need for people with technical skills to maintain the networks will grow as well.
The ideal person will understand how to install CMS platforms such as WordPress and Drupal, maintain domain registrations, manage the content databases and backups, monitor hosting, and move servers if necessary. They might also need to know how to tweak website themes, create plugins, etc. Management skills might also be a requirement.
9. Training Software Developer.
Training and self-help solutions are one of the biggest industries in the modern economy. There are abundant career opportunities for developing more advanced and effective teaching software.
10. Visual and Audio Content Producers.
The greatest growth in online content over the next decade will be in Video and Audio. From viral video production to visual tutorial content producers, the major differentiating factor for online businesses is going to be their ability to create compelling visual and audio content. Familiarity with high-level codes like Action Script and the ability to use video screen capture software such as Camtasia Studio and web-based embeddable video distribution services such as Splashcast, will be very marketable. In addition, the ability to storyboard tutorials and write text content increases your career opportunities, so don’t neglect those English & Literature classes!