Why go IT?

Why should someone go IT anymore?
There are so many other fields you can work in where you can run circles around almost all IT salaries, benifits... Try medical for instance --so much more secure, maybe a little bloody, but who cares? Look at these numbers.
lol I think computers are just going to be my side-hobby while I go to 8 years of college to become a doctor. Fortunately, I will be going to college completely free! I don't think being looking at sick people and cutting people open would be too bad a job --you're helping people. You don't even need to do that --just talk to people for a living and be a psychiatrist.
Courtesy of the WebMaster: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm
Anesthesiology
$306,964
Surgery, general
255,438
Obstetrics/gynecology
233,061
Psychiatry
163,144
Internal medicine
155,530
Pediatrics/adolescent medicine
152,690
Family practice (without obstetrics)
150,267
Some people do have a passion for IT, but where it's at is in the medical field. There will always be sick people. (By the way, next week on the 24th I'll be taking my A+ OS test)
There are so many other fields you can work in where you can run circles around almost all IT salaries, benifits... Try medical for instance --so much more secure, maybe a little bloody, but who cares? Look at these numbers.

Courtesy of the WebMaster: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm
Anesthesiology
$306,964
Surgery, general
255,438
Obstetrics/gynecology
233,061
Psychiatry
163,144
Internal medicine
155,530
Pediatrics/adolescent medicine
152,690
Family practice (without obstetrics)
150,267

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Comments
It's not easy money...
It's not easy to get in...
It's not easy to be a surgeon...
It's too late for many of us to go back to school and take 8 year degree to become a surgeon...
networking field is HUGE!
if you want to become network Admin... then you are getting no where above $80,000..
but how about this.... (Global Network Infrastructure Engineer) what do you think of that title?
well, you might get it after you pass CCIE with 15 years of experience
that is good money!
Being in the medical field is NOT easy. Long hours, alot to learn and you will be sued. If it’s as easy and beneficial as you say EVERYONE would be in the medical field. You sound like you have no clue on what you want to do except go where you think the money is. IT is just like any other profession, the amount of money you make is subject to where you take yourself in it. Like Kicker said "15 years experience and a CCIE" your talking money. I'm sorry but your not just going to walk into a field and make tons of money; anything you do takes dedication and hard work. Oh, you wanna know where the money really is?? "NBA" "NFL" LOL
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I agree 100%.
As for lawsuits...who says that I must stay here in lawsuit-happy-America, and live with "If you screw up I'm going to sue you"? Everyone undergoing treatment must realize that not everyone comes out better than before, perfect or cured. There are risks with every job...
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I agree...a Dr. has to bust his behind for many, many years when he\she 1st starts out. Working like 12-16hrs. a day, missed time with family members do to the busy work days\week. I have a friend that's becoming a Dr. and he sleeps a lot less then he works. The hours are crazy!!!
I think you should go into a field that you feel is you. Don't go into a field just because the $$$ is there or else you will not be truly happy.
I don't know how old you are, but you sound pretty young so you still have a lot of time to decide what you want to do. Another thing...just because you have been around computers all your life does not mean that, that's where you're going to end up. I think that people are born with what they become in life. Some people are born to be Dr.'s, Lawyers, waiters, CEO's, LAN Admins, IT Specialist....and so on. The day will come when you decide what you want to do. Hope you choose the right field for you. Good Luck!!!
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Believe me I work with a lot of medical people, it is not easy money, also as long as you make decent recovery plans there is very little you can do to a computer or a network you cannot fix if you make a mistake. People, thats a different matter, if I'm going to play with peoples lives I'd rather have more motivation than just money.
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I think it need 5 years to pass university, and also get a doctor degree in pharmacy.
That is also a decent career option. Decent pay, not too difficult job, and alot easier than becoming a surgeon.
It's your life so choose as you wish.
I'm currently planning to quit my job; not that I hate what I do, but it's just gotten at me at last. You don't wanna spend your life cranking out code when you could be sitting in a leather chair, drinking coffee and cutting jokes with your secretary/(secretaries). Ok Ok, I know a programmer could end up in a leather chair with an office that has a full view of the lake or whatever, but he'll always be straightening out and debugging code while taking a leak
I want to take a break and spend a year in a non-IT field. Don't know when that'll happen, but it's on my 'wish' list. Not that I'm dumping IT for good, no. Once you start eating breakfast and lunch and dinner on your keyboard, it's about time you take a break. But still, you're an addict (and that's true, you'll become a computer addict) so you won't be away from the field for long.
How about working in QA at Coca-Cola????
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Ouch! Give me the secretary any day. Maybe a command prompt "NET SEND SECRETARY WHATS UP?" .... Computers is a job. I do not mess with computers outside of work. I study like I want to know more but man I can only take 8 hours a day. You know the project engineer doesn't go home and start up projects to engineer..lol
Though I do like to code and mess around on occasion, outside of work.
But I think I'll try my luck with IT for a bit still, and see how things go. I still have a lot to learn and a lot of skills to acquire. But I don't know...what is going to happen. I've so many doors it's confusing at times to choose which one (what's even worse is that more doors keep opening!). I think I will just keep learning, and hopefully in time I will know which door to go through. I need more skill, that's all I need to worry about right now (which is frustrating), otherwise I'm going nowhere. I am still a fearful and confused kid.
You might just be stressing yourself out right now instead of being out there having fun! When you get older there will be less time for yourself...that's when you will feel it the most. Trust me...I work full time as a LAN Admin. I attend College P\T 2 nights a week from 6pm-10:45pm
If you're still young enough I say go out there and enjoy your youth...
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But I'll be having a good time soon, I'm going on vacation in less than 2 weeks. I will be thousands of miles away, and awayyyy from technology.
Thanks everyone.
You don't have to be a Doctor to make money in the medical field. Nurses make very good money. Whatever you decide to do, there must be a passion to succeed, if not, you will be unhappy but make a lot of money.
It's your life, make a decision that works for you!!!
I will take a few medical college courses to try out what these other fields are about. But I think business is where I'm headed. If I start my own IT business someday, hey, that would be fun! But I think a medical facility could be equally rewarding. Right now I'm just playing around with IT, and seeing how I like different areas of it. A little experience in each might help me decide. Right now, I'm working with another guy trying to bring a start-up IT business off the ground, which is kind of fun. If that idea fails or sits for a while, then I'll try again in a different specialty or field. I enjoy helping people, and I think medical and IT both have a lot of that.
Who knows what will happen? Thank you for understanding. Just today I got my A+, so that's a boost to my IT morale.