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I'm almost 16 years old and i still don't know what i should follow. I have rather good grades, and i really enjoy computers and stuff ( about knowing, i actually don't play that much)

I would like to know what you do for living;
And what do you think that are the best options on informatics ( that make good money, that is easy to get a job, and that kind of stuff )
 
Being an engineer is always a good thing to fall back on. If you want real money you have to get into the financial sector. Banking/trading/stocks/options/futures.
 


I'm 17 and I would love to get into computer science/ computer engineering. I always wondered what was the best way to maximize my income opportunity, but without loosing my career to being a "business-head" that deals with computers. Is that what you mean by the financial sector?
 
In my opinion, work with computer and see what you like, you still have time to decide these things.
When I was 16, I knew I wanted to work with computers.
It wasn't until I actually got into college and took a Python class that I knew I was going to be a programmer.

A few fields in the computer industry:
-Programming Java/C#/C++
-Computer Engineering
-PC Technician
-Database
-Networking
-Web Designer
-Graphic Designer

Programmers and Engineers imo earn the most and are much more rewarding (heh, if you like those things of course).
As I've told people, don't go in it for the money. You'll regret it.
You like computers : a good start.
But what do you like to do with computers?
 
i won't go only for the money. if it's to get tons of money, but i don't like the jog, i'll kill myself.

i like.. well... every thing. hardware, programming (i don't know, but it looks very cool), and solving things ( problems with the pc) , searching when i don't know something and more.. can't remember more than this!
 
I work in quality for an automotive parts supplier. My official title is Metrology Technician. I do programming with Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM's) to make sure our parts are to print. I work with blueprints and make up result reports for the engineers. Also do general maintenance and repair on the machines. Have to coordinate with service companies when things are beyond my capability to fix or to get a part in that I can change on my own. Also when the machines are due for yearly calibrations, I handle getting the service companies in for that as well. Overall, it isn't a bad job. For my area, the pay is nice. For those that might be interested in engineering, especially quality engineer, it is a good place to start learning things since you will work with engineers. If I ever had the desire to become an engineer, I know my experience in what I do now would help me greatly, as I would be able to understand what the next tech would be telling me when they discussed their results.
 
PC technician, there are not many left who actually repair PC's and the technology is changing all of the time. If you could start now, you would have a big clientele as most people won't be getting the new holographic computers, they will be wanting to fix their old Windows 8 computers!
 
To be completely honest.. I'm all about the money. I want to be able to drive a $80,000 car and live in a nice apartment complex. If I don't quite like the job then ill get over that when I get my paycheck. Im looking for a job that starts around 80k and goes above 100k.. what would be my options?
 
Game design, that is lucrative, well in demand, fun, and works with computers all day long...

Computer Engineering or Computer Science is a good degree to enter the field...but there are Game Design degrees now...when I got mine it was a pilot program from the university I attended...they are more common now.
 


If you simply want to be all about money, i'd study up, take classes and become a neuro-surgeon or be someone in the banking industry. Granted you should always start from what you want to do in life, it's pointless to study and get a career in an industy you don't care about. Jobs that pay that much generaly require a lot of experience, so i would figure out exactly what industry i would want to go into and in your case since you just want the most amount of money i probably would probably go to the Medical field or what ever you choose, study up and slowing work my way up as i learn. As you don't earn that much by defult, those kinds of salaries are reserved for people who know what they're doing and understand the job well.

As for myself, i work in retail and am looking as hard as i can for an entry level job in IT to get my foot in the door. But i am 22 and still trying to pay for more college classes to take, so i am pretty much looking for anything that pays more for now, even if it's not in IT.
 


The only medical job I would consider taking is an Eye surgeon. I have this theory that people who go to college for 10 years and such end up working for people that go to college for 4-8 and get a business degree and actually take a risk in life. I really want to have my own computer business but im not quite sure what it will be of. I just want to take the risk of being successful or wasting all my time and money. The one thing that I know will bother me for the rest of my life is knowing that I could have done so much more with my life, but decided that I didn't want to take the risk because according to society I need a piece of paper from an over-priced college to say that I'm an intellectual human being..
 


If anything, opening your own business is never a failure, it's YOUR business! Donald Trump proved that you can fail at building a business 3 times and still be successful! (His businesses have filed bankruptcy 3 times, but look at him now...)

There's a lot to be said for doing it your way...
 


The large majority of Trumps fortune comes from his father who gave him $400,000,000. He had more then enough funds to try multiple times to create a sucessful business so he was a special case. It's similar to Paris Hiltons forture, she simply piggy backed off of what her grandfather did.
 


Oh wow, I'm a bit surprised this thread picked back up, haha.
I'm quite sure no job in our field starts at 5 Figures for those who are fresh out of college.

Quite frankly, employers know that kids straight out of college aren't really proficient by just taking classes.
Real world experience grants proficiency and proficiency grants experiences which grants figures.

Usually experience grants figures. I may be totally wrong, but in my experience, this is what I've heard from my betters who are in engineering positions/CAD and my relatives who own their own tech shops or work as database managers.

Start out as a doctor, I could definitely see 80K salary. Bam.
But usually jobs in our field require experience (say 5+ years in databasing) in order to be granted a position that gives 80k/year.
Of course I could be totally wrong, ahahaha, or I'm some lazy woman who applied for the wrong job.
 


I wouldn't say that Computer Science majors are paid low straight out of college because they ranked #2 in a study for highest paid degrees right out of college (I believe engineering beat Computer Science), but everywhere that i look it seems that employers are ALWAYS looking for experience. It makes me wonder how am I going to get experience if nobody cares to give it!
 
The best experience you will ever get is to help out oithers in PC forums. Replying to Questions that you might know the answer and also to nes that you have no clue but with furtive research of your own will give you the knowledge to give a good answer. Someimes you get it wrong but someone will tell you!

Go do some volunteer work at a Pc Recyclers depot where you get ot find out about the older computers that many people discard but seem to be so prevalent in homes and businesses even still today.

Do lots of study, create your own workshop, do part time courses, and go work in a PC repair shop even if you have to work at low wages.

Experience is not about working ain a high profile firm as Netwrk Administrator, that comes much later when you can prove that you can do the work, can do the extra hours, are willing and able to learn,study, and research.

I've been using computers for more than 20 years but my knowledge is still only about 10 percent considering the ever-changing face of PC technology.

I've done PC rebuilds, VB programming, web design, movie-making, and many other things that are really only as hobby interests although I did get paid for some contract work in Office products, i only got that work by volunteering my "expertise" in Pc forums. You reply to a question, you give as much as the details require then if the Asker wants more from you, you charge a fee.

You might want to consider web design, it's getting rather complex and difficult to get a site that doesn't have to be set in compatibility mode to use its services.

Other things you might want to consider is creating apps for phones. It's a big business and Yahoo recently paid something like 15 milion dollars for an app that a 17 year old guy created.
 


I wouldn't have a problem working low wages at a computer shop, actually i have been looking to work at one but just cant find one that is hiring!! I love helping people with computers, it makes me feel like i impacted that person in such a positive way because we all know how it feels to have a computer problem that bugs you and will not let you sleep at night! I also do Android programming and have made about $300 just from a simple widget. BTW that kid made $30 million dollars and works on that app for Yahoo. I wish I could have made an application like that but when it comes to dealing with servers or webpages, I really don't know where to start and my programming teacher is USELESS! He is one of only 2 teacher in my state with a computer science degree but all he does is talk about card games and pokemon during class!!! It gets me soo angry because whenever I approach him with a question in Android he usually ignores it or gives me an answer soo vague that it is no help at all. Anyways I would love to open a computer shop when I have the money, it truly is a dream that I hope some day becomes reality.
 
Teachers can be caught up in their own minds sometimes, Years (decades) ago when I was doing a course about DOS, the teacher was more intent on trying to sway us into learning UNIX. If we wanted to learn UNIX, I'm sure we would have signed up for tyhat class but we wanted to learn about DOS becvause that is what we needed to use to use our computers.

You need to tell your teacher how you can apply card games to creating some sort of application otherwise, report the teacher to admninstation and then you could take over the class and his pay.

Sometimes, it's those annoying people who distract us from learningl that actually enables us to put more effort into home study and other avenues of education.

You sound like a youngster but that doesn't mean you don't have options, you just need to find something that you are willing to learn, put into practice and continue to improve.
 


Yeah I'm only 17 and honestly I have thought of reporting him but I just don't have it in my heart to make someone lose their job. I remember the day my dad got laid off because of the economy.....

Anyways I guess you could say that he has inspired me to be ambitious because I had to teach him a couple things in Android and I didn't go to a 4 year college 😉 Thanks for your time though I reallyyyyyyy do appreciate it!!!
 


I sure will! :)
 
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