A system is a collection of people, processes, tools and procedures needed to accomplish a task. Analyzes problems and devises inforination-based solutions.
Problems range from processing payrolls to monitoring nuclear power plants.
May improve old systems or devise new methods of processing. Manyemployerslook for degrees in computer science, systems analysis, information sciences or data processing. Master's degree is preferred for more complex jobs. Computer scientists, computer engineers, and systems analysts are expected to be the three fastest growing occupations through the year 2006. Employment of computing professionals is expected to increase much faster than average as technology becomes more sophisticated and organizations continue to adopt and integrate these technologies, making for plentiful job openings.