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    Twenty-three years ago, when I was a general assignment reporter at a soon-to-be defunct paper, the El Paso Herald-Post, I got a fabulous job offer. BusinessWeek asked me to open a bureau in Mexico City. If you had asked me at that juncture what a board of directors was for, or to distinguish between revenue and earnings, I would have been stumped. I had never covered business before (unless you count oil in Venezuela), and I didn't know much about it. But BusinessWeek, I soon learned, was chock full of knowledgeable, friendly and forgiving folks who helped people like me learn on the job.

    My career at BusinessWeek, which wraps up tomorrow, was an education. I'd start ignorant, and then learn on the job from sources and colleagues. That's the great privilege of journalism, and BusinessWeek was the best place imaginable for it. When I was sent from Pittsburgh to Paris to cover technology in 1998, I knew far more about blast furnaces than semiconductors. When I came back to New York four years later as acting technology editor, I'd never worked as an editor or covered technology in the United States. People helped, and picked me up.

    Many of those people are already scattered, and dozens more are leaving with me. I'd say I'll miss them, but I plan to stay with them on the networks. Why would I ever venture out alone when I have the greatest colleagues? They're the treasure of my career, and to forgo them at this point would be insane.

    And so I move on. This is my last post at Blogspotting.net. A big thanks to Heather for the great company on this ride, and to all of you for your intelligence, feedback and friendship. We'll stay in touch, I hope, at TheNumerati.net, and on your blogs and Twitter feeds. (I'm @stevebaker.)

    I still haven't figured out how to store the archives of Blogspotting. But I plan to write an email to the incoming editor in chief of BW, Josh Tyrangiel, asking him please not to pull the plug.

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts that information technology related talents will be in high demand.1. Information Technology (IT) Specialists;2. Database Administrators; 3. High-Tech Marketing; 4. Digital Design & Graphic Arts.

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts that information technology related talents will be in high demand:

1. Information Technology (IT) Specialists
The BLS predicts faster growth for these careers than the average growth for all other occupations through 2014. IT management and consulting jobs will grow by 55.4 percent.The candidates with the best prospects will have masters or MBA degrees with an emphasis on technology from campus-based or online degree programs.The commitment: advanced education in project management, e-commerce, networking, and programming, among other specializations. Median salaries for IT specialists approach six figures.

2. Database Administrators
Database administrators, the BLS predicts, will be "among the fastest growing occupations through 2014." You'll be able to enter the profession with as little training as an associate degree, but the best-paid database administrators will hold a bachelor degree in computer science or information systems, with a specialization in tools that help organizations to manage data. To stay updated with technology, you will probably need to enroll in online courses to bone up on the latest software. To become successful and promoted, it is important to receive master's degree in business administration (MBA), with an IT concentration. Top salaries reach over $100,000 a year.

3. High-Tech Marketing
It used to be that a simple undergraduate degree in marketing, advertising, or public relations could help you land a promotions job. But these days, high-tech firms want their marketing group to know how their products work and have a solid background in technology. If you're want to succeed in marketing, you need to return to school to learn the essence of the tech products you sell. The easiest approach is to obtain an online MBA degree program while still keep your current marketing job. Many companies will pay for your online training in software, networks, or security. The BLS predicts growth in marketing jobs to outstrip the average growth for all other jobs in the economy through 2014. You can expect to travel a lot, and earn a lot, too. Median annual earnings for high-tech markers are already over $110,000 with more room to grow.

4. Digital Design & Graphic Arts
Though you may be able to enter the profession with an associate's degree, most entry-level positions will require at least a bachelor's degree with specializations in digital design software. The greatest job growth will be in interactive digital design for media artists working on projects for web sites, cellular phones, and computer games. Digital design schools offering degrees or certifications in media arts are available from online colleges as well as campus and vocational schools. Among all the graphic design professions, digital designers will find the most new jobs through 2014. You will be looking at $60-$90K once you've got some projects going.