Two of the fastest growing detailed occupations are in the computer specialist occupational group. Network systems and data communications analysts are projected to be the second-fastest-growing occupation in the economy. Demand for these workers will increase as organizations continue to upgrade their information technology capacity and incorporate the newest technologies. The growing reliance on wireless networks will result in a need for more network systems and data communications analysts as well. Computer applications software engineers also are expected to grow rapidly from 2008 to 2018. Expanding Internet technologies have spurred demand for these workers, who can develop Internet, intranet, and Web applications.
Occupations | Percent change | Number | Wages (May 2008 median) | Education/training category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Biomedical engineers | 72 | 11.6 | $ 77,400 | Bachelor's degree |
Network systems and data communications analysts | 53 | 155.8 | 71,100 | Bachelor's degree |
Home health aides | 50 | 460.9 | 20,460 | Short-term on-the-job training |
Personal and home care aides | 46 | 375.8 | 19,180 | Short-term on-the-job training |
Financial examiners | 41 | 11.1 | 70,930 | Bachelor's degree |
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 40 | 44.2 | 72,590 | Doctoral degree |
Physician assistants | 39 | 29.2 | 81,230 | Master's degree |
Skin care specialists | 38 | 14.7 | 28,730 | Postsecondary vocational award |
Biochemists and biophysicists | 37 | 8.7 | 82,840 | Doctoral degree |
Athletic trainers | 37 | 6.0 | 39,640 | Bachelor's degree |
Physical therapist aides | 36 | 16.7 | 23,760 | Short-term on-the-job training |
Dental hygienists | 36 | 62.9 | 66,570 | Associate degree |
Veterinary technologists and technicians | 36 | 28.5 | 28,900 | Associate degree |
Dental assistants | 36 | 105.6 | 32,380 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
Computer software engineers, applications | 34 | 175.1 | 85,430 | Bachelor's degree |
Medical assistants | 34 | 163.9 | 28,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
Physical therapist assistants | 33 | 21.2 | 46,140 | Associate degree |
Veterinarians | 33 | 19.7 | 79,050 | First professional degree |
Self-enrichment education teachers | 32 | 81.3 | 35,720 | Work experience in a related occupation |
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 31 | 80.8 | 48,890 | Long-term on-the-job training |
SOURCE: BLS Occupational Employment Statistics and Division of Occupational Outlook | ||||
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Gallery Lounge, Olmsted Bldg.
12:00 – 1:30 pm
******All Are Invited to Attend********
You are invited to attend a talk, "Crime.Com: Post-modern Criminal Behavior" by Hal Berghel, Professor and Director of the School of Informatics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Date/Time: Thursday, January 20th, 5 pm
Location: Penn State Harrisburg, Science and Technology Building, TL 118
Abstract
This talk begins with an overview of the role of crime in general, and digital crime in particular, in the shadow economies of the world. It illustrates this via a sequence of specific criminal activities that have been studied by the author. This talk will explain the latest digital crime scene in terms of sources, modus operandi, and the digital techniques involved. Examples will be drawn from actual case files and published media reports, and the techniques will be explained and in some cases actually demonstrated. Exploits include: bank card skimming, ATM hacking, digital gas pump hijacking, phishing scams, bank card brokering and internet dumpsites, hotel room invasions, physical counterfeiting (e.g., Superdollar), digital counterfeiting and some brute-force techniques as well.
About the Speaker
Hal Berghel is currently Professor and Director of the School of Informatics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he has previously served as Director of the School of Computer Science and Associate Dean of the College of Engineering. He is also the founding Director of both the Center for CyberSecurity Research, and the Identity Theft and Financial Fraud Research and Operations Center. His research interests are both catholic and eclectic, ranging from logic programming and expert systems, relational database design, algorithms for non-resolution based inferencing, approximate string matching, digital watermarking and steganography, and digital security (including both computer and network forensics), For the past decade he has applied his work in digital security to law enforcement, particularly with respect to digital crime, cyberterrorism, and information warfare. His research has been supported by both industry and government for over thirty years. His current in secure credentialing technology is funded by the Department of Justice. In addition to his academic positions, Berghel is also a popular columnist, author, frequent, talk show guest, inventor, and keynote speaker. For nearly fifteen years he wrote the popular Digital Village column for the Communications of the ACM.
Berghel is a Fellow of both the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Association for Computing Machinery, and serves both societies as a Distinguished Lecturer. He has received the ACM Outstanding Lecturer of the Year Award four times and was recognized for Lifetime Achievement in 2004. He has also received both the ACM Outstanding Contribution and Distinguished Service awards. He is also the founder and owner of Berghel.Net, a consultancy serving business and industry, and co-owner of BC Innovations Management, a startup company in IP and DRM.
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Jeremy Blum, D.Sc.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Penn State Harrisburg
777 W. Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057
Email: jjb24@psu.edu
Phone: (717) 948-6686
