information industries

Broadcasting industries
Keen competition is expected for many jobs, particularly in large metropolitan areas, because of the large number of jobseekers attracted by the glamour of this industry.
Job prospects will be best for applicants with a college degree in broadcasting or a related field, and relevant experience, such as work at college radio and television stations or internships at professional stations.
In this highly competitive industry, broadcasters are less willing to provide on-the-job training, and instead seek candidates who can perform the job immediately.
Many entry-level positions are at smaller broadcast stations; consequently, workers often must change employers, and sometimes relocate, in order to advance.
The broadcasting industry consists of radio and television stations and networks that create content or acquire the right to broadcast taped television and radio programs. Networks transmit their signals from broadcasting studios via satellite signals to local stations or cable distributors
Radio and television stations and networks broadcast a variety of programs, such as national and local news, talk shows, music programs, movies, other entertainment, and advertisements. Stations produce some of these programs, most notably news programs, in their own studios; however, much of the programming is produced outside the broadcasting industryActors, producers, and directors
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
Announcers
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators
News analysts, reporters, and correspondents
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors
Writers and editors

Internet service providers, data processing
Projected employment growth varies by industry sector, but all segments should grow faster than the economy as a whole.
About a third of all jobs are in computer occupations; another third are in office and administrative support occupations.
About 2 out of 5 jobs are in California, Texas, Florida, Virginia, and New York.
The ability to quickly transmit information over long distances has become an important part of modern life. The Internet has changed the way people find and use information to communicate, work, shop, learn, and live. Internet service providers, Web search portals, and data processing services provide the information backbone of the Internet and World Wide Web. They connect people with information and relay information from people.
Internet service providers (ISPs) directly connect people, businesses, and organizations to the Internet by routing data being sent and received to the desired location. Unlike individual users of the Internet, ISPs must develop and maintain the physical, technical, and contractual connections and agreements with other ISPs to enable the transmission of data. There is no single connection point for the Internet, so ISPs typically need many bilateral and multilateral peering agreements to exchange data through peering points, which are physical connections between the computer equipment of service providers for the purpose of allowing other service providers access to their network of connections. These points-of-presence between ISPs provide a nearly unlimited number of potential connection pathways between data and end users.
The Internet is constantly expanding and evolving, and so are the industries associated with it. Due to constantly changing technology and the relatively low additional cost of most new services, companies are frequently upgrading their existing services and offering new ones to attract or retain customers.
Computer and information systems managers
Computer programmers
Computer software engineers
Computer support specialists and systems administrators
Computer systems analysts
Customer service representatives
Data entry and information processing workers
Office clerks, general
Motion pictures and video industries
Keen competition is expected for the more glamorous jobs—writers, actors, producers, and directors—but better job prospects are expected for multimedia artists and animators, film and video editors, and others skilled in digital filming and computer generated imaging.
Although many films are shot on location, employment is centered in several major cities, particularly New York and Los Angeles.
Many workers have formal training, but experience, talent, creativity, and professionalism are the factors that are most important in getting many jobs in this industry.
The industry is dominated by several large studios, based mostly in Hollywood. However, with the increasing popularity and worldwide availability of cable television, digital video recorders, computer graphics and editing software, and the Internet, many small and medium-sized independent filmmaking companies have sprung up to fill the growing demand. In addition to producing feature films and filmed television programs, the industry produces made-for-television movies, music videos, and commercials
Some motion picture and video companies produce films for limited, or specialized, audiences. Among these films are documentaries, which use film clips and interviews to chronicle actual events with real people, and educational films ranging from “do-it-yourself” projects to exercise films.
Making a movie can be a difficult, yet rewarding, experience. However, it is also a very risky one
Digital technology also makes it possible to distribute movies to theaters through the use of satellites or fiber-optic cable, although relatively few theaters are capable of receiving them in that manner right now. In the future, however, more theaters will be capable of receiving films digitally and the costly process of producing and distributing bulky films will be sharply reduced.
Actors, producers, and directors
Artists and related workers
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors
Writers and editors

Publishing information
Strong communication skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines are crucial for many jobs in this industry.
Mergers and computerization will make firms more productive and limit employment growth
Writers and editors face keen competition for jobs as this industry attracts a large number of applicants, especially at nationally known publications.
Technological advances will result in a decline in employment of some workers, such as prepress technicians.
The publishing industry produces a variety of publications, including magazines, books, newspapers, and directories. It also produces greeting cards, data bases, calendars, and other published material, excluding software. Although mostly producing printed materials, the publishing industry is increasingly producing its material in other formats, such as audio, CD-ROM, or other electronic media.
Newspapers employ the largest number of workers in the publishing industry. With a staff of reporters and correspondents, newspapers report on events taking place locally and around the world.
Book publishing is also dominated by a few very large companies, primarily based in New York City. However, some mid-size and small publishers across the country are thriving, particularly those that specialize in certain subjects. Textbooks and technical, scientific, and professional books provide nearly half of the revenues of the book publishing industry.
Magazine, or periodical, publishers run the gamut from small one- or two-person shops to large media conglomerates that may publish dozens of magazines
Directory publishers produce collections of residential and business customers covering a specific regional area. Directories are designed for the purpose of assisting calling parties in locating correct telephone numbers, as well as, providing a means of locating businesses and their products
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
Advertising sales agents
Artists and related workers
News analysts, reporters, and correspondents
Photographers
Prepress technicians and workers
Printing machine operators
Writers and editors

software publishing industry
Employment is projected to increase 68 percent between 2004 and 2014, ranking software publishers as the third fastest growing industry in the economy.
Computer specialists account for 52 percent of all workers.
Job opportunities will be excellent for most workers; professional workers enjoy the best prospects, reflecting continuing demand for higher level skills needed to keep up with changes in technology.
All organizations today rely on computer and information technology to conduct business and operate more efficiently. Computer software is needed to run and protect computer systems and networks. Some 10,000 establishments are engaged primarily in computer software publishing or publishing and reproduction. Software publishing establishments carry out the functions necessary for producing and distributing computer software, such as designing, providing documentation, assisting in installation, and providing support services to software purchasers
Software publishing establishments that design and publish prepackaged software may develop operating system software as well as word processing and spreadsheet packages, games and graphics packages, data storage software, and Internet-related software tools such as search engines and Web browsers—the software that permits browsing, retrieval, and viewing of content from the Internet
Software is often divided into two main categories—applications software and systems software
Electronic business (e-business) is any process that a business organization conducts over a computer network. Electronic commerce (e-commerce) is that part of e-business that involves the buying and selling of goods and services.
· Computer and information systems managers
· Computer programmers
· Computer scientists and database administrators
· Computer software engineers
· Computer support specialists and systems administrators
· Computer systems analysts



Telecommunication industries
Telecommunications includes voice, video, and Internet communications services.
Employment will decline because of technological advances and consolidation.
With rapid technological changes in telecommunications, those with up-to-date technical skills will have the best job opportunities.
Average earnings in telecommunications greatly exceed average earnings throughout private industry.
The telecommunications industry is at the forefront of the information age—delivering voice, data, graphics and video at ever increasing speeds and in an increasing number of ways
Wireless telecommunications carriers, many of which are subsidiaries of the wired carriers, transmit voice, graphics, data, and Internet access through the transmission of signals over networks of radio towers.
Communications equipment operators
Customer service representatives
Electrical and electronics engineers, except computer
Line installers and repairers
Office clerks, general
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers