So, I'm going back into school. I'd like to do something in the Information Technologies world. I don't have a crap load of money, so I'm going to a local community college in Dallas.
Do you any of you know of a specific field that would pay rather well?
I know this sounds really stupid on my part, but I just felt like getting the opinion of someone I didn't really know, because most of the people I irl know also have a crappy job with no hope of advancement.
Some specific areas this college has are: Cisco Academy, Microsoft IT Academy, Microsoft Certified Aps Specialist, and Oracle Academy. Most of the other stuff seems to be more broad range, such as Business Computer Info, Computer Information Technology, Computer Science, Internet Development Technologies, and IT Security.
I'm going to see and adviser today, she looked at my old school records which showed some arts and music courses, and thought I'd be good in Interactive Media, but I'm not really sure thats what I want to do. I don't really feel as creative as I used to, for one.
So yeah, any thoughts?
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If you want to make huge bundles of cash in IT or the software industry, you're about 10 years too late... The same way that nature abhors a vaccum, business abhors a small caste of highly skilled labor that can command almost any price for their work. So after getting the state to finance schooling programs to flood the market with new IT techies and software engineers, liberalize H1 visas procedures, provide assistance to developping country to improve their own IT and software structures (thus creating a great pool of foreign labor for outsourcing), and after they designed numerous techniques to effectively deskill the field, you're looking at a rapidly proletarizing work environment which in, say, 20 to 30 years is going to go the way of machinists and other skilled labor of the last century which is now paid a pittance. And in fact we're already a bit above halfway there. Except for one thing: for some reason programmers think of themselves as above unionizing, which means that in a few years the machinists will still probably command union wages while we'll be SOL. So yeah, go ahead if you please and pick this as a career path like yours truly, but I hope you're not doing it for the money, but because you like the technical field...
At first I wondered what sort of company Bean Actuary could be...
The funny part about insurances is that if it was statistically worth it to buy one, then insurance companies couldn't make a profit... It's a bit like buying a lottery ticket, except in this case if you don't buy it and your number comes out, you and your family have to live in the streets for the rest of your life. But if you do buy it, well then you get to continue living the same life you always had. It's a sucker bet on the long run, but you can't afford not to play, unlike with gambling.
But I'll agree with the advice given, if your ambition is to make as much money as possible, you could do worse than get a job in a field entirely dedicated to leeching off the misery and desperation of people... There's plenty of that natural ressource to go around.
We leech off nobody and do not promote misery in the slightest; we price risk and provide peace of mind at a fair value. Please do not insult what you do not understand simply because it is so much easier to digest society's propaganda than to research the actual facts. I am genuinely proud of the service that we provide to people, for without insurance, people would have to assume more risk than they could probably otherwise bear, from those involving grievous medical injuries to catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina.
I've heard that there is still good IT money as a civilian contractor in the Middle East. I know two poeple now who have gone to Kuwait who have pretty much all their expenses paid and are making BANK!
I know theres still some money for this field, at least in my area (Dallas, TX). My mother, who works for Compucom, has told me time and time again that she hears about new positions there and in other companies in the area for IT people. All kinds of jobs, and the pay looks good, and most of these companies have good benefit packages, so I know there's some money to be made. And if I get really good at it, I would definitely think about foreign work in developing countries, as I would like to see some other part of the world than Texas and the Yucatan.
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What are you going to do with an art degree?
Make art. What are you going to do with a business degree?
I'm gun' make $$$!!
...OK. Make $$$ doing what?
I dunno, probably work for a business or something?
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As much as I love the computer industry, I fear for the its state as a US industry. Your wages are certain to be driven down or your job stolen from some Indian across the sea. It's not as if tier top programmers won't remain in the US, it's just that I don't believe people will want someone from community ollege to hire as their programmer when they can get someone much cheaper from across the sea. But then again, it's horrible to approach business at this time too. The economy is coming down... so what can you do? Maybe art... I advise a mixture of art and computer (such as designning web pages) but they don't seem to offer that around your college.
You have to love what you do, that means a LOT ore than money in the end. I love being an actuary, and would not trade it for any other job in the world, and I am sure that you guys can see the pride I take in my profession.
IT sucks. I got a degree in it 2 years ago and have yet to find a position that matches my skills. I can't even get a job in tech support because my degree demands a certain salary. Right now, I'm in the running for an AmeriCorp position as an assistant to the technology teacher at a local school. *lol*
You can make alot of money at nearly any job. You just have to be better than your competitors. The question is: are you driven enough to do so?
Lol you realize that machinists get quite good wages now even if they are just coming out of apprentiship?
Oh and outsourcing to India is awful. Has anybody ever tried to actually talk to those Indian call centres American companies hire? If they aren't unintelligible (bad lines, bad speaker of language), they don't know anything or they treat you like an idiot (ok -that- is the same as any call centre).
But in all seriousness, if you are mathematically-minded, please do click on the link that I provided; being an actuary only requires 4 years of school, has a very-defined raise structure, and has an EXCELLENT starting salary and usually a sign-on bonus, as well.
Do you any of you know of a specific field that would pay rather well?
I know this sounds really stupid on my part, but I just felt like getting the opinion of someone I didn't really know, because most of the people I irl know also have a crappy job with no hope of advancement.
Some specific areas this college has are: Cisco Academy, Microsoft IT Academy, Microsoft Certified Aps Specialist, and Oracle Academy. Most of the other stuff seems to be more broad range, such as Business Computer Info, Computer Information Technology, Computer Science, Internet Development Technologies, and IT Security.
I'm going to see and adviser today, she looked at my old school records which showed some arts and music courses, and thought I'd be good in Interactive Media, but I'm not really sure thats what I want to do. I don't really feel as creative as I used to, for one.
So yeah, any thoughts?
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The funny part about insurances is that if it was statistically worth it to buy one, then insurance companies couldn't make a profit... It's a bit like buying a lottery ticket, except in this case if you don't buy it and your number comes out, you and your family have to live in the streets for the rest of your life. But if you do buy it, well then you get to continue living the same life you always had. It's a sucker bet on the long run, but you can't afford not to play, unlike with gambling.
But I'll agree with the advice given, if your ambition is to make as much money as possible, you could do worse than get a job in a field entirely dedicated to leeching off the misery and desperation of people... There's plenty of that natural ressource to go around.
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(TLDR: Analysis of the Valakut matchups. UB rising in the rankings. Aggro correspondingly taking a dive.)
What are you going to do with an art degree?
Make art. What are you going to do with a business degree?
I'm gun' make $$$!!
...OK. Make $$$ doing what?
I dunno, probably work for a business or something?
...
There is an imposter among us...
There was a time when I wanted that job so I could make lots of money, but then I fell in love with computers and got a job in that field.
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You have to love what you do, that means a LOT ore than money in the end. I love being an actuary, and would not trade it for any other job in the world, and I am sure that you guys can see the pride I take in my profession.
You can make alot of money at nearly any job. You just have to be better than your competitors. The question is: are you driven enough to do so?
"Stolen". Feeling entitled much?
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Oh and outsourcing to India is awful. Has anybody ever tried to actually talk to those Indian call centres American companies hire? If they aren't unintelligible (bad lines, bad speaker of language), they don't know anything or they treat you like an idiot (ok -that- is the same as any call centre).
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One: That's relative. It's much less than it used to.
Two: That's because they're *union*. Just saying.
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