This paper explores the impact of emerging information technology on employment opportunities for non-college-educated and minority individuals during 1986-99, examining whether shifts in employment toward information technology related to upward shifts in skills that led to reduced entry-level and total employment opportunities for noncollege-educated and minority workers. The paper categorizes out-of-school, noninstitutionalized people as: nonhigh school graduates; high school graduates; some college graduates, including people with two-year degrees; and greater than or equal to college graduates. Employment is classified into core technology occupations, other-technology occupations, and basic occupations. Core technology occupations grew substantially faster than other occupation groups. There was a general upgrading of skills within occupations across industries. Minorities, except Latinos, experienced increases in relative education and skills. Employment per capita for the noncollege-educated workers group increased. Less-educated workers improved their employment during the latter 1990s in the core technology occupation group. Skills did not upgrade for entry-level workers in the basic occupation group, and education levels among these workers declined. Noncollege-educated, entry-level workers saw strong employment growth in basic occupations and modest growth in other technology-related occupations. (SM)