Technology

Technologists are responsible for the great leaps in modern technology that the world has achieved within the last few years. Computers are faster, airplanes are safer, and the world seems smaller thanks to the work of technologists and engineers.

Technology is found in nearly every advanced industry.
For example, in the healthcare industry, technology is responsible for all the medicines produced. Over-the-counter medication, antibiotics, and prescription medications are all products of intensive scientific research into how the body works and how certain conditions and symptoms can be alleviated, but it was technology that allowed that research to be conducted. Engineering science produced the equipment that physicians use as well. In the business industry, technology plays an integral role in how businesses are run. Technologists created all of the computer and telecommunicating technology that businesses use. Conference calls, long-distance communication through the telephone or internet, and keeping electronic records all exist due to advancements in electronic science. Technology and science often are inseparable, though technology also deals with the maintenance and troubleshooting of technological equipment.

Technology has infiltrated every aspect of everyday life. It has given the world motorized vehicles that enable easy travel to previously inaccessible locations, allowed for physicians to look into a patientís body without the need for surgery, let families around the world communicate instantly with one another without leaving their homes, and given meteorologists the capability to track storms and fronts. In fact, approximately 70 million households in the U.S. have internet-capable personal computers in their homes in 2003, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That figure indicates that roughly 62 percent of Americans own a personal computer. This figure is projected to increase in the coming years as technology further advances and older technology becomes more affordable. With so much dependence on technology and electronics, it is little surprise that the technology industry is growing rapidly. Opportunities for engineers, information technology technicians, and internet-based occupations, such as web developers and web designers, will experience a great boost in demand.