I've been using Ubuntu for a solid month now, and I never want to go back to Windoze! It is fair to say I love this OS, but I'm still unlearning Windows. I find myself ever more curious about SSH technology as I would love to be able to use my desktop computer on the go through my laptop.
1) The sorts of jobs that would benefit from experience in Linux are mostly network maintenance/administration, and software engineer. Personally, I think I would be better suited as a software engineer. I am familiar with C and C++, and I've always thought that object-oriented language are easy to understand. depending on who would hire me to write software, I would most likely be part of a team.
A local computer repair shop would benefit from having a staff knowledgeable about Linux, though admittedly most of their customers would be windows users and wouldn't need the help.
2) Many of these jobs are in companies switching to Linux for its reliability and stability, the demand for those with Linux experience is steadily increasing. Just as well, since there is a huge store of information on the web on how to solve problems related to specific firewall settings, errors, and specialized software one could run into. This information simply doesn't exist for Windows, if it does, it's written by a microsoft flunkie and it's most likely difficult to find.
3) The salary for a career as a linux system adminranges anywhere from 75,000-100,000 per year. A Linux software engineer (depending on how much he/she works) can make anywhere from 60,000-120,000 per year. I don't really care about the money. It's nice to hear of success stories, of people making 6 figures a year, but I would just be happy with a comfortable secure job where I can be creative and problem solve!
4) The only real requirement for a programmer is that your code runs and is free of bugs. To be a network administrator for a linux-based network requires upwards of 5+ years Linux System administration and engineering experience, DNS fundamentals, working knowledge of complex web hosting configuration components, including firewalls, load balancers, web and database servers and virtualization software.
5)The most interesting thing to me is that since we live in the information age, there is a good chance that a systems analyst or network administrator need not come into work every day, or even every week. Some of them work from home entirely, or ocassionally, but it's still a distinct possibility.
Microsoft trying to indoctrinate best buy workers with anti-linux lies: http://linuxologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Linux-MS-FUD5.jpg
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