Fastest Job Growth Through 2010

If projections are accurate, most anything relating to computer services will have the fastest job growth through 2010. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says employment in the computer and data processing industry will increase by 86 percent. These are companies that provide prepackaged and specialized software, data and computer systems design and management and computer-related consulting services.

Not surprisingly, the fastest growing occupations are most anything associated with the word "computer" as well. These include computer software engineers/applications, computer support specialists, computer software engineers/systems, network and computer systems administrators and network systems and data communications analysts, followed by desktop publishers and database administrators. After that, personal and home care aides, computer systems analysts and medical assistant positions have the most growth.

Top 10 Jobs:
• Computer software engineers, applications
• Computer support specialists
• Computer software engineers, systems software
• Network and computer systems administrators
• Network systems and data communications analysts
• Desktop publishers
• Database administrators
• Personal and home care aides
• Computer systems analysts
• Medical assistants

Top Broadcast Journalism Schools

Rankings
(with 1994's mentions from 235 NDs in parentheses)
1994 1984 1976

. 1. . . .1. . . .1. . . Missouri (85)
. 2. . . .2. . .14. . . Northwestern (56)
. 3. . . .3. . .13. . . Florida (16)
. 4. . . .5. . . .6. . . Washington State (14)
. 5. . .12. . .39. . . Syracuse (12)
. 6. . .12. . .23. . . Brigham Young (11)
. 7. . .18. . .14. . . Ohio U. (9)
. 8. . .11. . .39. . . Columbia (7)
. 9. . .41. . .14. . . Bowling Green (5)
. 9. . . .5. . .23. . . Texas (5)

.11. . .13. . 62. . . Emerson (4)
.11. . . .4. . . 2. . . S. Illinois-Carbondale (4)
.11. . .62. . . x. . . Western Kentucky (4)
.14. . .19. . 23. . . Boston (3)
.14. . .28. . 39. . . Colorado (3)
.14. . . .8. . . 3. . . Indiana (3)
.14. . . .8. . . 9. . . Iowa State (3)
.14. . .13. . . 6. . . Nebraska (3)
.14. . .28. . . 8. . . North Carolina (3)
.14. . .28. . 62. . . St. Cloud (3)
.14. . .13. . . 6. . . Wisconsin-Madison (3)
.14. . . .x. . . x. . . Wisconsin-Oshkosh (3)