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Article: HOT CAREERS: Systems analysts plug in to future.
- Article from:
- The Boston Herald
- Article date:
- January 7, 1997
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TITLE: Systems analyst.
DESCRIPTION: System analysts plan ways to use computers to solve scientific, engineering and business problems. They determine what data must be connected, the equipment needed for computation and the steps to be followed to process the information. Once a computer system has been developed, they prepare charts and diagrams that describe its operation. May also prepare reports to help clients understand the system.
SALARY: Median annual earnings, $38,000.
EXPECTED GROWTH RATE: 72 percent by 2005.
REASONS FOR GROWTH: As companies attempt to make their organizations more efficient by networking their computer ...