Hi Marty, I'm in IT support, mainly desktop and laptop now although I was a bit more involved with network and servers etc previous. (Job, contractual change limits). Previously Feild Engineer technical support and Special technical Projects Manager for Fuji Xerox NZ.
Now I'm just waiting for the last two years of the contract I'm on to end (2014) which will put me on the far side of retirement age and I'll figure out what comes after that. I suspect there'll be other options as I still have skills they need for a while yet.
Think I'll stick to non-exploding scopes for the foreseeable future.
Big advantage is I have an unending supply of older PC bits and laptops to use and enough PC and printer resources at work to process while I 'work'. My wall at work is plastered with astro pix and they keep being upgraded as I improve my imaging and processing capabilities.