OT: marketability for map-programmers?

[Jeff Portwine]

I know this question isn't specifically about mapserver, but I figured if 
anybody could answer this question you guys could.   I've been working with 
mapserver for 6 months or so now.   I started with no GIS knowledge 
whatsoever, but was assigned this project in my job and over time I've 
learned a lot about mapserver and mapping in general.    I very much enjoyed 
working on this project because it was so different from anything else I've 
ever done and would like to pursue finding a job where I could do more of 
this type of work and hopefully continue to learn more about it.    I was 
just curious what kind of a market is out there for this type of 
programming/application development and how I might be able to find out if 
any companies in my area are looking for people to do this kind of work?

Thanks!
-Jeff