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<br />Below is a brief description of each technology and the types of employment <br />opportunities available: <br /> <br />Embedded Svstems <br /> <br />Embedded systems are the systems of software and hardware that make devices and <br />machines "think". Smart technologies are a perfect example of embedded systems: <br />from the computer that makes the components in your car or tractor talk to one another, <br />to the smart utility meter that reads itself. <br /> <br />Embedded systems are fundamental to the automotive, consumer electronics, defense, <br />telecommunications and automation industries, and the importance of embedded <br />systems in consumer products increases constantly. According to Jack Ganssle, an <br />industry expert, the embedded systems workforce is doubling every ten months to two <br />years. Despite this incredible demand, only a handful of universities offer programs in <br />embedded systems, and there is currently no established destination for this industry. <br /> <br />A number of opportunities exist for embedded system research, development and <br />commercialization in Greater Fargo Moorhead: <br /> <br />RFID & Smart Shelves, Alien Technology <br />Smart buildings and smart meters, Echelon <br />Intelligent Transportation Systems - Research being done by the Upper Great <br />Plains Transportation Institute's Advanced Traffic Analysis Center <br />Smart borders and other Department of Homeland Security programs <br />Off-Road/Agricultural Equipment standards <br /> <br />Careers <br />The following are average U. S. salaries according to a survey conducted by the Ganssle <br />Group (2006): <br />Embedded Software Developer: $100,000 <br />Hardware & Software Developer: $84,000 <br />Hardware Designer: $80,000 <br />Consultant: $110,000 <br />Field Applications Engineer: $115,000 <br />Higher management: $130,000 <br />Non-embedded software: $110,000 <br />Project Manager: $100,000 <br />Team Lead: $90,000 <br /> <br />Vaccine Development <br /> <br />In the first decade of the 21st Century, the role of vaccines in healthcare is undergoing a <br />radical change. Vaccines are still being used, as they have historically, to protect <br />populations against infectious diseases such as chicken pox, human papillomavirus, <br />diphtheria and tetanus. New vaccines are now being used to treat numerous non- <br />infectious diseases, such as cancer and lupus, as well. <br /> <br />7 <br />