Career Center: Top career trends
3. A breakthrough in genetic testing will occur. Ongoing improvements in computing power combined with better understanding of the human genome could lead to tests able to predict depression, susceptibility to cancer, or the likely success of fertility treatments.
How to get ahead: Consider careers in the biotech industry. Fortune magazine recently rated biotech company Genentech as the nation's best place to work. Even if you're not a scientist, all biotech companies employ people in nonscience areas such as marketing, accounting, information technology, and human resources. It helps to be conversant in biotech concepts and jargon; taking a course or two offered by a community college or a university extension program could get you started.