What field of computer technology do i want ot work in?
I enjoy programming, and especially creating graphics and editing and enhancing photos in photoshop. I also enjoy creating web pages. I’m not as knowledgeable in the actual hardware of computers and how they work, I mean I could probably take one apart into its basic components and reassemble it if I needed to, but I’m not that experienced. I’ve worked with C++ in programming, photoshop in photo editing, and HTML and CSS in web design. I like doing them all, but I want to know which field offers the greatest opportunity for making money. Would I be better in computer engineering or one of those other ones?
Thanks in advance,
Mike
Thanks in advance,
Mike
By: Michael
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Comments on What field of computer technology do i want ot work in?
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wow i would go towards fixing PCs but anybody programming them I would applaud
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You don’t need to know hardware. Sounds like you like creative work, i would suggest working for an advertising or marketing company.
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Just food for thought, might be totally off base, but what about Devry, and making games?
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If you want to make money and have job security, computer engineering (either applications or systems) is the best bet in the IT field, especially if you have web programming abilities as well. According to the US Dept of Labor, computer software engineers are projected to be one of the fastest-growing occupations from 2004 to 2014 and make an average annual salary of $74,980 in 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $59,130 and $92,130. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $46,520, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $113,830.
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, starting salary offers for graduates with a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering averaged $52,464 in 2005; offers for those with a master’s degree averaged $60,354. Starting salary offers for graduates with a bachelor’s degree in computer science averaged $50,820.
According to Robert Half International, starting salaries for software engineers in software development ranged from $63,250 to $92,750 in 2005. For network engineers, starting salaries in 2005 ranged from $61,250 to $88,250.
The other hot IT jobs (growing demand for 2004-14 and decent money, at least $43,000+ on average):
*Network systems and data communications analysts
*Computer systems analysts
Help desks are definitely being sourced out (though some are coming back), and just programming is not a good idea-you need to know the web and have a business background to succeed in programming today. Even then, programming is still getting outsourced, but with the baby boomers retiring, and less and less students going into IT, that will change in the next 5 years-programming will be hot again, based on supply and demand.
Good luck!