Employment opportunities for computer operators, computer programmers, and computer systems analysts / are expected to grow throughout the 1980s and beyond / as more and more areas of the private and public sector / become equipped for computer technology. / While some computer operators do not have college degrees, / employers prefer applicants who have had college training. / Courses in data processing, accounting, and business administration / are needed for those who want to become fully qualified programmers. / U. S. Government statistics project an expected 20,000 opening nationwide / for computer operators and programmers through 1990, / with another 8,000 openings for systems analysts / who have had some experience and further education.
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