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Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by computation.
Word processors and typists will lose about 93,000 jobs the next (1)
few years, while 57,000 secretarial jobs will vanish. Today, many
executives type their own memos and carry their "secretaries" in the
palms of their hands. But not anyone who loses a job will end up (2)
in the unemployment line. Many will shift to grown positions (3)
within their own companies. When new technologies shook up the
telecom business, telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursued
retraining. She is now communications technician, earning about (4)
$ 64,000 per year.
To succeed in the new job market, you must be able to handle
complex problem. Indeed, all but one of the 50 highest-paying (5)
occupations-air-traffic controller-demands at least a bachelor’s degree. (6)
For those with just a high school diploma, it’s going to get tougher
to find a well-paying job. Since less factory and clerical jobs will be (7)
available, what’s left will be the jobs that computation can’t kill: computers
can’t clean offices, or care Alzheimer’s patients. But, since most people (8)
have the skills to fill those positions, the wages stay painfully low, means (9)
computation could drive an even deeper wedge between the rich and poor.
The best advice now: never stop learning, and keep with new technology. (10)

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