What are all the different types of computer jobs/careers?
Question by Shadow Slayer: What are all the uncommon types of notebook jobs/careers?
And to make it more simpler, just tell me whats the type of comp jobs that pays more then $ 30 per hour. Not to mention, what type of courses are required to get this job? Last, is it possible to get any of these jobs in under 3 yrs of college courses (notebook classes, of course). Also, whats the name of the major that is best suited for it?
Last, make sure its a job where it does not include anything with making/building/fixing computers (well, except of soft wares, games, or notebook programs)
Best answer:
Answer by Jeff S
With the constraints you gave, mainly “under 3 years” you’re talking in this area an Associate (AA) degree in Notebook Programming or Notebook Technology. The focus at that level is more on the practical aspects of programming, the languages, operating systems etc.
But a four year degree builds the foundation for a career in software engineering. With more emphasis on the theory and design of how notebook work, and how people program them. By analogy, “programming is to software engineering, like welding is to building a skyscraper”. The cool programming languages are just tools get the job done, anyone can learn to saw wood and hammer nails, but how many of us may possibly design and build a house?
With a solid background in the fundamentals: operating systems, networks, compilers, data structures, algorithms, it won’t really matter what programming language you’ll have to learn. Remember, over the course of a programming career you’ll learn and discard many uncommon languages. Over the past 25 years I’ve done: Pascal, BAL, COBOL, C, Lisp, Java, C# and now Ruby.
I know it’s hard, but reckon in this area the long term benefits of a four year degree in Notebook Science.
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I cannot agree with jeff S at all on this issue. I’m a network engineer with 30 years of experience, and I have been in a lot of notebook correlated positions. PC technician, Network Engineer, programmer, Information Security, Notebook Hacker Forensics Investigator, etc. et.
The notebook industry is an experience driven industry. Experience is far more valuable than any degree you would have. The primary reason for this is the fact that technology changes so quick. By the time a college has a class for something, it is already out dated. I take maybe 160 hours os updated training directly from manufacturers of new products every year. Thats 4 solid weeks at 8 hours a day of training just because the technology is so radically uncommon. If you look carefully at some of the Microsoft certifications that Microsoft offers, and which ones and which version of those your college offers you will see what I mean.
When you go to a job interview, odds are they will have a test set up for you to take. They don’t want to hear how excellent you are at these things, or see your grades, they want to see if you can really walk the walk, and that will be the deciding factor over any degree you may have.
A further reason it is experience driven is because the theory learned in classes is quite uncommon from reality, and corporations and government would rather pay for consequences, than someones piece of paper, and finally, those who learned by responsibility, like it. and people who like the work are more committed to it.
All that said, the very things you just excluded (making, building, fixing) has the highest demand and less and less people going into it, as a result, it pays really well. With five years of experience in it, $ 30 / hour is not uncommon. Because of that I will assume you also do not want to work in a lab designing the next age group of processor. If so, then in that case I would recommend you go with a PHd in notebook science and in quantum physics.
So, whats left? Programming for one, and if your thinking games or hollywood, then graphics design. Programming use to be one of the top paying jobs in the notebook field, but it has slipped, just as the pay extent has. That’s because there are very few real feature programmers. Most firms tend to use 4GL which is all store based, and a lot of the programming is shoddy at best. The state of the art programmers know Assembly Language and C++. You might be able to boost your value if you know COBOL and or FORTRAN as those are legacy languages, but a lot of companies have ancient mainframes still using them and a high demand for those that know it. It’s kinda like being a B17 bomber pilot. You may be the only one in the planet and so are very valuable, but how long is the B17 going to be around?
Information security. This include any kind of penetration testing, ethical hacking, notebook forensics, etc. etc. This is what I do now. This is a field that is really growing quick. New threats come out all the time. In cyberspace we are technically fighting a planet war and we are loosing. it is nearly so terrible that one would have to change sides if you want to be on the winning team. Because of this, you really need to know your stuff. You need to know computers and communications inside and out. You need to stay contemporary on the hardware and software, by the side of with the industry trends and the criminal trends. It is a demanding field but you are looking at a lot of latitude in your work style (basically everyone else just gets out of your way and lets you do your stuff), and pay can be into six figures.
Finally, is Network operations. This is configuring and programming firewalls and switches. this technology changes very quick nd you need to stay contemporary with it and telecommunications. Your looking at 80 to 160 hours per year in specialized training of new hardware/software. Keep in mind though that in this you are still configuring (making), building and fixing networks.
I hope this was helpful.
You’ve got fantastic insights in this area notebook programming, keep up the excellent work!