European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Chatty computers Bomarc Idunn associated press computer scientists have machines talking but linguists and philosophers Are in demand to help put the words in heir Mouths. The last few decades have really seen a kind of merger of a technical tradition in the humanities. That merger has created a lol of opportunities said Clark go Yenour of Pittsburgh head of Carnegie Mellon University s philosophy department. Mare people Are being drawn into it and not for the traditional  in general programmers Are a dime a dozen Gilmour said. What is needed Are people who can take vaguely formed problems and find ways to make them precise enough to be  american colleges and universities conferred 41,889 Bachelor s degrees in computer science and 40,521 in psychology during the 19b5-b6 academic year the latest figures available from the National Center Lor education statistics. That compares to 3,265 in philosophy and 470 in linguistics. To help meet the demand for computer conscious philosophers and linguists Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh s linguistics department have developed a doctorate program in computational linguistics. The goal is to produce people who can do More than merely write computer programs based on others ideas who can. In fact develop programs that better understand and emulate How humans Lalk and i Hank. You can t have really robust healthy technology without a science behind it and we Don t yet have the science said Richmond Thomason Protessor of linguistics and philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. So what we have to do is learn enough about human language and reasoning to understand what ii is we re Irving to do once we gel these machines to do  sixteen students have been accepted into the program one of Only a Lew in the world in its two years of existence. Those skilled in the area have landed High paying High powered jabs unlike Many of their More traditional Brethren. There is a certain kind of stereotype about philosophy that s quite popular Glymour said. Think Aboul what would distress a Parent More than to pay a hotly tuition and discover Sammy or Samantha la going to study philosophy. The stereotype is a completely impractical and perhaps an even sell indulgent Endeavor. The fact of the matter in. 20th Century philosophy has created through various pieces of work Alt kinds of technical  business facts out of Seq efts rated Bosl pm salary stress we vhf environment. Buttock Security and physical demands Rustia Lur Friy Lam Industrial Engineer civil anal near astronomer computer Chaga to bunk graphs Tow a future jobs computers health will be in railroads out in the 90s by Connie Koenenn los Angeles times Lanning a career change recreational therapy is a held that looks Good in terms Al employment Over the next 10 years. Also Lav Rabla As career choices in the United states Are hotel manager optician computer Programmer and veterinarian. Those ate just a few of rite occupations predicted to grow by 35 percent or More Over the next decade by the . Bureau of labor statistics in its new occupation oud soft handbook. The 550-Page, hardcover volume is a comprehensive overview of the nation s Job Market. Compiled by a labor Bureau staff of 40 labor economists and statisticians it analyses More than 225 specific occupations detailing the nature of the work working conditions training required Job Outlook and earnings. The handbook is published every two years said Mike Pilot manager of the occupational Outlook program Tor the Bureau. It s used by secondary school guidance Counselor Public libraries economic planners people planning a career change and government officials among others. The . Government printing office Sells about 150.000 copies every two years so it is one of the most extensively used sources dealing with career  the handbook is not futuristic in terms of reflecting new and emerging occupations said George Sylvestri an economist in occupational employment projections. For instance we know robot technicians Are out there but we Don t have any data  the big picture in existing jobs essentially the Job Market has been moving away from a goods producing Economy to a service producing Economy for some Lime and Hal trend  Pilot said. We identify what will grow and what will decline both from an Industry perspective As Well As an occupational  the $22 Book can be ordered from the superintendent of documents . Government printing office Washington , 20402. The Field of temporary Holp will grow rapidly. The information gathered for the new handbook s look at specific occupations also has other forecasting uses. Bureau economist Vairie Personock who specializes in Industry employment predicts a growth of about 21 million new jobs by 2000. And practically Alt the 21 million will be in service producing  she said. For those currently eyeballing their employment Mure Personick identified the live fastest growing industries computer and data processing services this is not the manufacture of computers  programming development systems analysis and such data processing services As automatic payroll systems design and the programming of software.  health facilities group health organizations and health maintenance organizations alcohol and drug ire Alment centers Home health agencies and visiting nurse associations. Personnel Supply services growing especially rapidly is the held of temporary help including such computerized clerical jobs As data key entry Lile clerks and dispatchers and branching out to health professionals and Blue Collar jobs As manufacturers increasingly use temporary help to a Peak workloads. Health practitioners in private practice including doctors and dentists As Well As denial hygienists radiologists and other technical specialists indicating a shall in health care away from Long Range Hospital slays to out patient procedures. Unclassified new services certain types of consulting work research other emerging services that Don t appear in the classification of any other Industry including speakers bureaus Telephone message services merchandise liquidators and mailing list compilers. These Are not necessarily the largest industries but Are the fastest growing in terms of employment Personick said. At the other end of the spectrum her department identifies such shrinking industries As Railroad transportation footwear manufacturing Railroad equipment and Melat mining. Iber 26.1988 the stars and stripes Pagels