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Best IT Career for 2011 (article)
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Optionstomahawkeer Member Posts: 179Wow! I dont think there is any way that a Help Desk position, has an average salary of 44,000 per year. Wow! I cant really say much more. Wow!
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OptionsSteveLord Member Posts: 1,717tomahawkeer wrote: »Wow! I dont think there is any way that a Help Desk position, has an average salary of 44,000 per year. Wow! I cant really say much more. Wow!
Our state helpdesk/desktop support people make more than that. But...they also might be on rotation into other roles.
Help Desk can be pretty broad though.WGU B.S.IT - 9/1/2015 >>> ??? -
Optionsveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■tomahawkeer wrote: »Wow! I dont think there is any way that a Help Desk position, has an average salary of 44,000 per year. Wow! I cant really say much more. Wow!
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Optionsbrianeaglesfan Member Posts: 130My previous job as a tier 2 help desk person was paying me $50k+ a year. Tier 1's started out around $43k.Complete: MSMIS, MBA, EPIC certified
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OptionsRepo Man Member Posts: 300brianeaglesfan wrote: »My previous job as a tier 2 help desk person was paying me $50k+ a year. Tier 1's started out around $43k.
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Optionsedzy Member Posts: 54 ■■□□□□□□□□You're lucky to get a tier 1 help desk job that pays 12+ now.
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OptionsSteveLord Member Posts: 1,717Like I said...Help Desk and even Tier 1, like other roles can be pretty broad. Someone that resets passwords 90% of the time and submits tickets is just as much help desk as someone that can do all that, remote into your computer, fiddle in active directory and make changes to network hardware.WGU B.S.IT - 9/1/2015 >>> ???
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Optionserpadmin Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■In the early 2000s, I remember when Tier 1 was about $37k-$39k and Tier 2 (what I was) was $40k-$42k. Keep in mind though this was NYC-metro.
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OptionsHypntick Member Posts: 1,451 ■■■■■■□□□□You're lucky to get a tier 1 help desk job that pays 12+ now.
Well, since I am out of work i'm looking at L1 spots right now to make ends meet. I haven't seen a job posting at less than $16 an hour for the absolute bare minimum desk. Guess it just depends on where you are in the country.WGU BS:IT Completed June 30th 2012.
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Optionsphoeneous Member Posts: 2,333 ■■■■■■■□□□The need for network architects continues to grow as firms look to become more efficient with technology.
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Optionsjoshmadakor Member Posts: 495 ■■■■□□□□□□I would have guessed that network architect would be high. Software Engineering also. Glad to see itWGU B.S. Information Technology (Completed January 2013)
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OptionsUnforg1ven Member Posts: 108Wait, 50K for helpdesk? Forget my job, I'll take phone calls again for that salary *cringe*Next on Tap>> WGU B.S. IT - Network Administration
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Optionsedzy Member Posts: 54 ■■□□□□□□□□Well, since I am out of work i'm looking at L1 spots right now to make ends meet. I haven't seen a job posting at less than $16 an hour for the absolute bare minimum desk. Guess it just depends on where you are in the country.
Agreed. In NY, most help desk jobs start are 9-12. The listings that offer more usually want 3+ years of experience + a degree -
OptionsMike-Mike Member Posts: 1,860in my area, all the help desk jobs I have seen posted range from $11 something up to $13.75...
geek squad is $12.50 an hour...Currently Working On
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OptionsskinsFan202 Member Posts: 87 ■■■□□□□□□□Yea we should keep in mind the location when listing salary numbers
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OptionsDeesiel Member Posts: 54 ■■□□□□□□□□I currently work in help desk and make well over $44k, and so do my help desk peers. A few of us are in the high $70's, and the lowest paid guy is in the mid $60's iirc. To be fair, we have quite a bit of responsibilities... we are basically jr sys admins.AAS in CS/Networking Technology, A+, Network+, Security+, MCTS Vista Config, MCSA 2003, CCNA