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Howard, H. Philip; Rothstein, Debra E. – 1981
In 1980 1,455,000 persons worked in computer occupations. Two in five were systems analysts or programmers; one in five was a keypunch operator; one in 20 was a computer service technician; and more than one in three were computer and peripheral equipment operators. Employment was concentrated in major urban centers in four major industry…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computers, Data Processing Occupations, Educational Needs
Fraser, Bryna Shore; Goldstein, Harold – 1985
A study examined the training required for a wide range of occupations in which workers use computers or computer-controlled equipment. It was determined that although computer use is widespread and growing rapidly, relatively few workers (about 5 percent) need extensive education or training in computer-related skills. Because most workers…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Computer Science Education, Data Processing Occupations, Educational Needs