I Wedesday Novmber 7, 200.//The Satemet El statement Magazine Editor: Trevor Calero Editor in Chief: Jacob Smilovitz Managing Editor: Matt Aaronson Deputy Editor: Jenna Skoller Designers: Sara Boboltz Corey DeFever Photo Editor. Jed Moch Copy Editors: Erin Flannery Danqing Tang The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distributed every Wednesday during the academic year. THECAREERISSU E superhero career illustrations by simon borst engineers, videographers and game/app devel- opers, according to a study by the University of California at San Diego. These professionals will be called upon to design new applications and features for even more advanced smart- phones in the future. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta- tistics, graphic designers with experience in website design and animation will be espe- cially desirable in the coming years as com- panies become more involved in interactive media. The Bureau also states that computer software engineer employment opportuni- ties will increase by 32 percent from the years 2008 to 2018. According to the Bureau, graphic design- ers should have a bachelor's degree in graph- ic design and be knowledgeable of computer graphics and design software. Similarly, soft- ware engineers need at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engi- neering or mathematics - though graduate degrees may be preferred. Today, the most popular smartphones in the market are Apple's iPhone, Google's Android and Research in Motion's Black- berry. As companies are looking to grab hold. of a larger market share, they will need fresh minds to create innovative applications for their smartphones. Who better to take on the job than eager college graduates, ready to tackle the new age of mobile media? chemical from the factory or design a way to contain the chemical from further human contact. Other work-related injuries or fatalities are often caused by traffic accidents and homicide, where bystanders like taxi drivers, gas station employees and 24-hour conve- nience store attendents are indirectly caught in criminal crossfire. Construction, fishing and mining are other occupational industries that have high numbers of on-site accidents, Keyserling said. OHS specialists are important in the work- place not only for their efforts to ensure hazard-free work environments, but also to minimize the costs associated with high- risk workplaces. Keyserling explained that when a person is injured, sick or killed on a job, the employer is responsible for covering that person's medical costs and loss of earned wages through workers' compensation plans. If OHS specialists can decrease a workplace's risks, these potential costs to employers will go down. J. Paul Leigh, a professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of California at Davis, estimated that in 2005, the total cost for job-related injuries and illnesses in the United States was about $163 billion. People who work in OHS generally come from a background in engineering. While the University does not have its own OHS undergraduate major, it does have an OHS graduate program. Keyserling said the Uni- versity's graduate program prefers students with backgrounds in electrical, chemical or mechanical engineering. He added that lib- eral arts students with a focus in math and science are common. Keyserling said auto companies, pharma- ceutical companies and consulting companies that specialize in OHS often hire graduates from the University's OHS program. He added that as technology develops, so does the amount of added risks in the work- place. OHS specialists are needed to combat the risks associated with novel technologies. SPANISH/ENGLISH By the year 2020, the Hispanic population in the United States is projected to reach 59.7 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That number is expected to climb further to 102.6 million in 2050. The U.S. Hispanic population is nowAmer- ica's largest racial minority group and the second largest Hispanic population outside of Mexico. As the proportion of Spanish-speak- ing people living in the United States increas- es, the need for Spanish/English translators and interpreters will become more pertinent, especially in states with large Hispanic com- munities like California, Texas, Florida, New York and Illinois. Opportunities for Spanish translation jobs are expected to increase in the next few decades, especially in healthcare and law, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis- tics. The Bureau also noted the many fields that translators and interpreters can expect to work in, including jobs in educational insti- tutions, healthcare and social assistance, government, interpreting and translating agencies, publishing companies, telephone companies and airline companies. Trusted Translations, Inc. reports that the U.S. Hispanic population has become a tremendous force both in terms of consumer trends and national, state and local politics. Thus, translators and interpreters can also expect to find employment opportunities in commercial companies, advertising agencies and in politics. Students interested in pursuing a career in this field must be fluent and well-read in at least two different languages. Students are encouraged to spend time abroad and to talk directly to people native in the languages in which they are fluent. Many companies, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, prefer people with experience and a degree in translation studies. While a job as a translator and an interpret- er go hand in hand, they are inherently differ- ent jobs. Traditionally, translators specialize in transferring written words to a different language. On the other hand, interpreters work with spoken words and often converse back-and-forth between their two languages of expertise. Both professions however, are not only responsible for translating between different languages, but also for conveying meaning, ideas and concepts. jumped on board the sustainable bandwagon too, seeing increases in both profitability and community relations. In fact, the popularity of "going green" is so widespread that, according to a study by the University of California at San Diego, "by the mid-21st century, all jobs will be green jobs." Allison Shapiro, a student in the Univer-- sity's Erb Institute MBA/MS Program, said publicly-traded companies especially are adopting sustainable practices in an effort to maximize profits and to retain investor interests. The greening of business is expected to impact nearly every sector, which means that those with a background in environ- mental studies will have a leg up in the job market. Shapiro said people today are more self- motivated to protect the environment than they were in the past and that businesses go green by examining their company from a holistic perspective. Not only do actions like recycling paper, turning off computer moni- tors and installing energy efficient light- bulbs matter, but a company also needs to "engage their employees and customers and" suppliers" to go green as well, she said. Large and small companies in nearly every industry are concerned with green initiatives. Walmart, for example, is push- ing its suppliers to reduce 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions by 2015, according to The Associated Press. Since the company is such a powerhouse, Shapiro said Walmart has been able to have a huge impact on changing the way the private sector considers the environment "by forc- ing companies to meet their standards when selling goods." The federal government has also pledged to become more eco-friendly, Shapiro said, by providing energy-efficient vehicles for government employees and implementing a paper-saving program. Even Facebook has launched a green cam- paign that involves using energy efficient data centers, providing employee shuttle buses to and from work, practicing water connervation and implementing recycling and compost programs, according to green- biz.com. Since companies of all types of sectors are going green, students in all fields will undoubtedly come face-to-face with envi- ronmentally-friendly initiatives at their place of work. Thus, students of all disci- plines should be familiar with basicdsu- tainable business practices and eco-friendly practices. For students who know that they will pursue a job specifically relating to environ- mental studies, Shapiro recommends taking environmental science classes and environ- mental policy classes. Global Policy Perspectives Symposium: International Migrations and Development Friday, November 19th, 2010 4:00-5:30 p.m. Ford School of Public Policy Annenberg Auditorium 1120 Weill Hall For info, call Zana at (734) 674-3429 Sponsored by: David McKenzie, Panelist Senior Economist, World Bank Dean Yang, Panelist Associate Professor, University of Michigan Paolo Abarcar, Moderator PhD Candidate, University of Michigan WANT TO WRITE FOR DAILY NEWS? Good. EMAIL BERMAN@ MICHIGANDAILY. COM FOR MORE INFORMATION 8. O HS SP EC IA LIST Individuals in the field of occupational health and safety are concerned with making work- places free from injury, illness and fatality. OHS specialists are responsible for under- standing the risks associated with working in different industries, as well as the ways to prevent accidents. Monroe Keyserling, associate director of the University's Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, explained that specialists in the field "try to eliminate those exposures in the workplace that are known to be associated with disease and injury." Eeynerling pointed to an excesaive rate of cancer among factory employees an an exam- ple of a typical problem that OHS specialists might analyze. In this scenario, different types of OHS specialists - epidemiologists, toxologists and chemists - would combine their efforts to locate the chemical linked to the cancer, determine the rate of the chemi- cal's exposure and either eliminate the 10. SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES Just as students at the University are embracing the green trend by printing dou- ble-sided, purchasing reusable water bot- tles and actively recycling, businesses have inernationalPoh Center International Policy Student.Association LOREM IPSUM DOLOR SIT AMET. JOIN DAILY DESIGN. For more information, e-mail design@michigandaily.com.