Timeline: Your IT Career Progression
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newjack Member Posts: 106 ■■■□□□□□□□Voulenterr Desktop Tech
Real Estate Company
Friends Company
25 or less people
Age 20
Pay - 0
Computer Sales Associate
Electronics Store
Applied on Company Website
1000+
Age 22
Pay 10
Forensic Examiner
E-Discovery Company
500+ Employees
Applied on Company Site
Age 23
Pay 40k
Security Support Engineer
Software Company
Employee Referral
1000+
Age 26
55k -
SoCalGuy858 Member Posts: 150 ■■■□□□□□□□Graduated high school in 2010, started first job six months later:
Title: Computer Support Technician
Hour/wk: 20
Description: Computer guy and semi-tech support for local MSP with varied types of clients.
Company size: 3
Age: 18-19
Duration: 10 months
How: Knew somebody.
Certs: None
Education: High School Diploma
Pay: 13/hr
Title: Technical Support (officially: Technical Liaison)
Hour/wk: 20
Description: JOAT responsible for all end-user PCs, tech support, A/V, physical security systems, and production IT systems (PCs / label printers).
Company size: ~50 (200+ if you count non-end user production technicians).
Age: 19-20
Duration: 1.5 years
How: This company was a client of my previous company; wanted someone in-house for the non-server, non-networking stuff.
Certs: None
Education: High School Diploma
Pay: Started @ 13.50/hr, ended @ 14.25/hr
Title: Systems Administrator
Hour/wk: 40+, including after-hours on-call Monday-Monday once every ~8 weeks.
Description: JOAT w/ all of the responsibilities of the previous job, now including servers, and multiple engineering applications (SW & HW).
Company size: ~400 (supported entire enterprise but directly responsible for 100+ / ~25 servers at 3 global sites in my business unit).
Age: 20-22
Duration: 2 years
How: Knew somebody.
Certs: None when I started. Obtained Associate of (ISC)2 - SSCP (almost done w/ endorsement); A/N/S+, VCA-DCV, and 2 MTAs
Education: High School Diploma
Pay: Started @ 21.63/hr FT w/ OT (45k); Ended @ 57k salaried.
Title: Information Security Analyst
Hour/wk: 40; no on-call
Description: Newly established InfoSec department; just me at the Director; building policy framework from the ground up; personally responsible for vulnerability management and the majority of our security awareness program.
Company Size: ~400
Age: 22-23 (present)
Duration: 6 months and going....
How: Previous boss (Director of IT) moved into Director of Security role and needed help.
Certs: Same as above. Company paid for SANS SEC-401, about to take the GSEC soon.
Education: Professional Certificate in Information Systems Management (local univ.); 6 credits away from AAS degree.
Pay: Started with same 57k as above, just bumped to 60k
Got the approval to work from home, so I'll be moving across the country to a much lower COL area than I'm in now. Woot!LinkedIn - Just mention you're from TE! -
dave0212 Member Posts: 287Title: CSO (Computer Support Officer)
Hour/wk: 37.5
Description: 1st line support for government dept (outsourced)
Company size: 250
Age: 22
Duration: 14 months
How: Advised to submit internal application
Certs: None, but got A+ while in this position
Education: GCSEs
Pay: £13.5k
Title: Technical Services Engineer
Hour/wk: 37.5
Description: Desktop support for law firm
Company size: 400
Age: 23
Duration: 17 months
How: Internal applicant
Certs: A+ and got Network+ and MCP while working here
Education: Same as before
Pay: £16k
Title: Data Center Operations Engineer
Hour/wk: 37.5
Description: Basic systems and network work including physical installs
Company size: 500
Age: 25
Duration: 8 months
How: External Applicant
Certs: A+, Network+ and MCP and achieved MCSA2000 & CCNA while working here
Education: Same as before
Pay: £21k
Title: Microsoft Systems Engineer
Hour/wk: 37.5
Description: Designing,implementing and managing Microsoft hosting solutions
Company size: 500
Age: 25
Duration: 3 years and 7 months
How: Advised to submit internal application
Certs: A+, Network+ and MCP, MCSA2000 and CCNA and achieved MCSE2000, MCSA 2003, MCSE2003 Sec and Msg, MCITP 2008 and VCP3&4 while working here
Education: Same as before
Pay: £25k start finished on 30k
Title: Senior Systems and Security Engineer
Hour/wk: 37.5
Description: Building department strategy, driving innovation and technical PoC
Company size: 600
Age: 29
Duration: 2 years and 8 months
How: External Applicant
Certs: see previous and achieved MCSA 2012, VCP5, JNCIA, CCNA Security, SSCP and CEH
Pay: £36k start finished on 41k
Title: Systems Security and Compliance Officer (effectively Chief Security Officer)
Hour/wk: 40
Description: CSO implementing security from ground up, overseeing all compliance and security management
Company size: 1000
Age: 32
Duration: 1 year and 9 months
How: External Applicant
Certs: see previous and achieved CISSP
Pay: £45k
Title: Security Consultant
Hour/wk: 37.5 according to contract
Description: Acting as CSO for multiple organisations and providing technical security consultancy, PCI & ISO 27001 compliance and implementation and management of InfoSec Management Systems. Also heavily involved in shaping of business growth areas.
Company size: <10 but growing
Age: 33
Duration: 9 months (so far)
How: Knew someone
Certs: see previous and achieved CISA (passed exam) (so far)
Pay: £50k (so far)
Current role has massive scope for advancement so hoping in next 24 months that salary will have grown by 50% at least and I'm head of a functionThis week I have achieved unprecedented levels of unverifiable productivity
Working on
Learning Python and OSCP -
jabokim Member Posts: 56 ■■□□□□□□□□Title: IT Technician
Hour/wk: 40 (overtime every now and then)
Age: 27
Duration: 6 months
How: Applied Online
Certs: A+
Education: Working towards Bachelors
Pay: $12.50 per hour
Title: Junior Network Administrator
Hour/wk: 40 (overtime every now and then and rotating on call)
Age: 27
Duration: 6 months
How: Promotion (same company)
Certs: A+, Network+
Education: Working towards Bachelors
Pay: $35k
Title: Network Engineer II
Hour/wk: 40 (No Overtime, No On Call)
Age: 28
Duration: 1 month (current job)
How: Recruiter
Certs: CCNA, Security+, Network+, A+ (working on CCNA Security right now)
Education: Working towards Bachelors
Pay: $60k -
aspiringsoul Member Posts: 314Ok - just to rock the boat a little.
Education: some college
Certs: None until recently
Title: Software Programmer
Description: Software programmer developing graphics libraries under a grant
Company size: Private university
How: Knew someone
Age: 20
Pay : $16/hr
Title: Technical Sales Support
Description: Provided pre-sales support and technical assistance in software sales
Company size: <100
How: Want-ads in newspaper (this is pre-Internet folks)
Age: 21
Pay : $20K
Title: Systems Programmer
Description: Wrote OS utilities and ported software for supercomputer used in academic research
Company size: Private university
How: Knew someone
Age: 23
Pay : $32K
Title: Software Engineer
Description: Wrote Windows software for financial services industry
Company size: 1000+
How: Knew someone
Age: 24
Pay : $42K
Title: Manager, Software Engineering
Description: Management of QA and Development teams developing financial services applications
Company size: 1000+
How: Knew someone
Age: 25
Pay : $62K
Title: Principal Software Engineer
Description: Software architect for brokerage
Company size: 15000+
How: Knew someone
Age: 29
Pay : $110K
Title: Director, Software Engineering
Description: Start of internet boom - joined a small startup developing brokerage solutions
Company size: < 10
How: Knew someone
Age: 31
Pay : $110K
Title: Technology Consultant
Description: Internet implosion - went into private consulting
Company size: just me
How: Knew someone
Age: 35
Pay : $90/hr - $110/hr
Title: VP, Operations
Description: Yet another startup in financial services.
Company size: <10
How: Knew someone
Age: 39
Pay : $140K
Title: VP, Operations
Description: Had success with startup and sold it
Company size: 5000+
How: Knew someone
Age: 41
Pay : average annual $160K (variable compensation)
Title: VP, Technology
Description: Sold again and was offered another position in acquiring company
Company size: 20000+
How: Knew someone
Age: 43
Pay : average annual $240K (variable compensation)
Title: VP, Technology
Description: Took different role in company
Company size: 20000+
How: Knew someone
Age: 45
Pay : annual $360K (variable compensation - last year)
I guess it pays to know someone!
I started out at 25k as basically a junior Network Administrator 6 years ago. Just accepted a position for low 60s base (low 70s including bonus incentive) as a Security Analyst. I'm 28 years old.
Some of you young whipper snappers make me feel like I'm failing at life.Education: MS-Information Security and Assurance from Western Governors University, BS-Business Information Systems from Indiana Wesleyan University, AAS-Computer Network Systems - ITT Tech, -
NetworkNewb Member Posts: 3,298 ■■■■■■■■■□aspiringsoul wrote: »I guess it pays to know someone!
I started out at 25k as basically a junior Network Administrator 6 years ago. Just accepted a position for low 60s base (low 70s including bonus incentive) as a Security Analyst. I'm 28 years old.
Some of you young whipper snappers make me feel like I'm failing at life.
Seriously... my lowly 50k job looks depressing after reading these. Does help my wife pulls in 6 figures though, got me a sugar momma. We are both 30. (she would be so pissed if I ever said that around her lol).
It is nice to see a lot of determined individuals out there though. Just shows what a few years of hard work can do. -
markulous Member Posts: 2,394 ■■■■■■■■□□NetworkNewb wrote: »Seriously... my lowly 50k job looks depressing after reading these. Does help my wife pulls in 6 figures though, got me a sugar momma. We are both 30. (she would be so pissed if I ever said that around her lol).
It is nice to see a lot of determined individuals out there though. Just shows what a few years of hard work can do.
How long have you been doing this and what is the cost of living for where you're at? Obviously those are factors and no reason to be sad. -
10Linefigure Member Posts: 368 ■■■□□□□□□□Title: Signal Support
Age: 18
Duration: 4 years
How: Recruiter
Certs: None
Education: High school
Pay: 43.5k
Title: Network Analyst
Age: 22
Duration: May 2015-Current
How: Applied Online
Certs: CCNA R&S, Security+, Network+,A+
Education: Some college (still going while working)
Pay: 55kCCNP R&S, Security+
B.S. Geography - Business Minor
MicroMasters - CyberSecurity
Professional Certificate - IT Project Management -
NetworkNewb Member Posts: 3,298 ■■■■■■■■■□How long have you been doing this and what is the cost of living for where you're at? Obviously those are factors and no reason to be sad.
I've been in IT for about 4-5 years. Yea I live in a suburb of Minneapolis, about 20 minutes outside of the city. Cost of living is pretty cheap. I'm actually living pretty comfortably in a pretty nice house. Just bought a brand new SUV last year... We try to make it down to Mexico once a year... I'm not too sad :P (again that probably has a little to do with my better half doing so well though) -
markulous Member Posts: 2,394 ■■■■■■■■□□NetworkNewb wrote: »I've been in IT for about 4-5 years. Yea I live in a suburb of Minneapolis, about 20 minutes outside of the city. Cost of living is pretty cheap. I'm actually living pretty comfortably in a pretty nice house. Just bought a brand new SUV last year... We try to make it down to Mexico once a year... I'm not too sad :P (again that probably has a little to do with my better half doing so well though)
Sounds like you're doing pretty well for yourself. -
N2IT Inactive Imported Users Posts: 7,483 ■■■■■■■■■■Pretty cool thread, it's good to see a lot of the members doing well.
I like Paul's progression the best though. -
verbhertz Member Posts: 54 ■■□□□□□□□□NetworkNewb wrote: »I've been in IT for about 4-5 years. Yea I live in a suburb of Minneapolis, about 20 minutes outside of the city. Cost of living is pretty cheap. I'm actually living pretty comfortably in a pretty nice house. Just bought a brand new SUV last year... We try to make it down to Mexico once a year... I'm not too sad :P (again that probably has a little to do with my better half doing so well though)
Hey, I'm in the suburbs of St Paul, same age, looking for user groups anywhere in the twin cities. Preferably related to networking/Cisco but open to other vendors or tech areas. Do you know about any user groups or the like? -
NetworkNewb Member Posts: 3,298 ■■■■■■■■■□Don't really know of any networking groups, but there is a couple security groups I know of. One I plan on joining is http://mn.issa.org/silverstripe/mnissa/home/
They hold bi-monthly meetings and form CISSP study groups once in awhile where they have current CISSP holders come and discuss topics. -
Magmadragoon Member Posts: 172 ■■■□□□□□□□Title: IT Support Tech
Age:25
Duration: 1 year
How: Applied Online
Cert: A+, VMware DCA
Education: Bachelors
Pay: 40k
Title: Network Systems Administrator
Age:26
Duration: 1 month so far
How: Recruiter
Cert: CCENT, A+, Project+, VMware DCA
Pay: 58k -
Lenniusce Member Posts: 114 ■■■■□□□□□□Education: See Sig.
Certs: See Sig.
Title: SOHO PC Tech
Description: Occasionally worked on PCs. Mostly a delivery guy
Company size: 5-25
How: Parent's Company
Age: 22-25
Pay : $10/hr
Title: Army SMP Cadet
Description: Made power points for Officers
How: Contract
Age: 22-26
Pay : E-5 + Stipend
Title: Kisok Tech
Description: Work on printing kiosks around college campuses
How: Applied through college career finder
Age: 25
Pay : 36,000
Title: Desktop Support
Description: Fix computers for AARP aged people
How: Craigslist
Age: 26
Pay : 40K
Title: Govt IT
Description: Did nothing.
How: ClearedConnections
Age: 27
Pay : 50K
Title: IT Specialist
Description: Did everything.
How: Recruiter
Age: 28
Pay : 60K
Title: Govt Network Engineer
Description: Plan networks, configure cisco products in dev lab
How: Recruiter
Age: 29 (now)
Pay : 79KIn Progress: CCNA:DEVNET or CISSP Done: PMP | A+ | N+ | S+ | L+ | P+ | MCSA 2016 | CCNA | CCNA:S(exp) | LPIC1(exp) | MBA IT Management | MS Information Systems -
diggitle Member Posts: 118 ■■■□□□□□□□Education: BS Information Systems Security
Certs: Sec+, CEHv8.
Title: Multi-Channel Transmission systems operator maintainer.
Description: Deployed Line of Site communications
Company size: 250k+
Who: US Army
Age: 18-21
Pay : $9/hr
Title: Information Technology Specialist.
Description: Deployed secure and insecure internet to battalions, after Iraq worked at a hospital and served medical records.
Company size: 250k+
Who: US Army
Age: 20-21
Pay : $9/hr
Title: Entry Level Network Technician.
Description: Deployed routers, switches, and VPN devices.
Company size: <15
Who: Small Company
Age: 21-23
Pay : $15/hr
Title: Migration Technician.
Description: Refresh Projects/Rollouts/Windows Upgrades
Company size: Deployed at Various companies throughout the 3 years as a contractor
Who: Contractor
Age: 24-26
Pay : $18/hr
Title: Information Security Engineer.
Description: Penetration Tester
Company size: <20
Who: Small Company
Age: 26-29
Pay : $19/hr
Title: Sr. Information Security Analyst
Description: Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing
Company size: 250k+
Who: Contractor
Age: 30
Pay : $28.76/hrc colon i net pub dubdubdub root -
kriscamaro68 Member Posts: 1,186 ■■■■■■■□□□Title: Helpdesk 2007-2009
Hours/wk: 40+
Company size: 200+
Age: 24-26
Duration: 2 Years
How: Applied online
Certs: None
Education: High School
Pay : $14hr-16hr
Title: Computer Professional 2009-2010
Hours/wk: 40+
Company size: 10000+
Age: 26-27
Duration: 1 Years
How: Applied online
Certs: A+, Net+, Security+ MCP:XP
Education: High School
Pay : $36k-$38k
Title: Windows System Admin 2011-2013
Hours/wk: 40+
Company size: 1200+
Age: 27-29
Duration: 2 Years
How: Applied online
Certs: A+, Net+, Security+ MCP:XP, MCTS:7, Server+
Education: High School
Pay : $45k-$48k
Title: Windows System Admin II March 2013-June 2013
Hours/wk: 40+
Company size: 1200+
Age: 29-29
Duration: 3 Months
How: Promoted
Certs: A+, Net+, Security+ MCP:XP, MCTS:7, Server+
Education: High School
Pay : $52k
Title: Windows System Engineer June 2013-Jan 2015
Hours/wk: 40+
Company size: 1200+
Age: 29-31
Duration: 2 Years
How: Promoted
Certs: A+, Net+, Security+ MCP:XP, MCTS:7, Server+, MCP 2012, MCS:Hyper-V
Education: High School
Pay : $67.5k-$70k
Title: Windows System Engineer III Jan 2015-Present
Hours/wk: 40+
Company size: 1200+
Age: 31-31
Duration: 6 Months
How: Promoted
Certs: A+, Net+, Security+ MCP:XP, MCTS:7, Server+, MCP 2012, MCS:Hyper-V
Education: High School
Pay : $76k-$80k -
cprimero Registered Users Posts: 3 ■□□□□□□□□□Title: Computer / Mobile Device Technician
Description: end user hardware and software support
Company size: 1k +
Age: 19
Pay : $20/hr
Title: Network Support Specialist
Description: User support on authentication and connectivity
Company size: 300+
Who: University
Age: 23
Pay : 46k / benefits -
techML Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 41 ■□□□□□□□□□Title: Field Tech
Hours/wk: 20
Company size: 500
Age: 21-22
Duration: 1 year
How: Craigslist
Certs: none
Education: Going through tech school
Pay : $9.00
Title: Jr. Sysadmin
Hours/wk: 40+
Company size: 3K+
Age: 22-23
Duration: present
How: recruiter
Certs: None
Education: Tech degree in Computer Networking and Security
Pay : $52K -
daviddws Member Posts: 303 ■■■□□□□□□□Long story short, on top of being good at what you do, it pays to know someone! lol
More money more problems haha________________________________________
M.I.S.M: Master of Information Systems Management
M.B.A: Master of Business Administration -
bpenn Member Posts: 499^
I like that F.E.A.R. Files photo, daviddws!"If your dreams dont scare you - they ain't big enough" - Life of Dillon -
pevangel Member Posts: 342Title: Desktop Support
Hour/wk: 40 (no on-call)
Description: Desktop support and systems administration
Company size: 500+
Age: 25
Duration: 1.5 years
How: Applied and interviewed
Certs: CCNA, Security+, A+
Education: BS in progress
Pay: 37K
Title: NOC Support
Hours/wk: 40 (no on-call)
Description: Network monitoring
Company size: 150+
Age: 27
Duration: <1 year
How: Contacted by recruiter
Certs: CCNA, CCNP Route, Security+, A+
Education: BS in progress
Pay: 33K
Title: Jr. Network Engineer
Hours/wk: 40ish + on-call
Description: Deploy network equipment, configure devices, provision services
Company size: 150+
Age : 27
Duration: 1 year
How: Promotion
Certs: CCNP, JNCIA, CCNA Security, A+/S+/P+
Education: BS in progress
Pay: $65K + benefits
Title: Network Engineer
Hours/wk: 40ish + on-call
Description: Network design, project management, lead engineer for certain projects, pre-sales
Company size: 200+
Age: 28
Duration: >1 year
How : Promotion
Certs: CCNP, JNCIS-ENT/SEC, CCNA SEC, ACE, S+/P+
Education: BS on hold
Pay : 75K + benefits
Title: Sr. Network Engineer
Hours/wk: 40 (no on-call)
Description: Network engineering
Company size: 60,000+
Age: 29
Duration: Starting soon
How: Contacted by HR
Certs: CCNP, JNCIS-ENT/SEC, CCNA SEC, ACE, S+/P+
Education: BS on hold
Pay: 115K + benefits -
DWither Member Posts: 34 ■■□□□□□□□□Alot of nice info in here. Ive worried about if a lack of college would stop me from getting into IT. But it seems a good deal of you guys are in pretty high paying jobs without it
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renacido Member Posts: 387 ■■■■□□□□□□Title: Computer Operator
Hours/week: 40-60
Description: Administration of OpenVMS network, script writing/debugging, process dev, PC (Windows) desktop maintenance
Age: 18-21
Certs: OpenVMS Systems Manager
Pay: $18,000/yr
Title: Computer Operator
Hours/week: 40-60
Description: Administration of mainframe computers, PC maintenance, asset inventory mgmt, LAN admin
Age: 21-23
Certs: none relevant
Pay: $20,000/yr
Title: Supervisory Sys Admin
Hours/week: 40-60
Description: Supervised 3; Administration of MS Exchange, NT4, Solaris, IIS Web, Oracle DBA, Cold Fusion, web dev
Age: 23-27
Certs: MCP, NT Server 4.0
Pay: $24,000/yr + maybe $5,000 from IT consulting biz on the side
Title: Sr Sys Admin/IT Security Manager
Hours/week: 40-60
Description: Managed 5; Windows Server domain admin, security manager, compliance officer, auditor, network engineer, Unix sys admin
Age: 27-33
Certs: MCSA, MCSE, MCSE:S, Sec+
Pay: $32,000 - $58,000/yr
Title: IT Ops/IT Security Manager
Hours/week: 40-60
Description: managed 12; built IT Security program for university; ran IT infrastructure ops/engineering/networking/security
Age: 33-36
Certs: MCSA, MCSE, MCSE:S, Sec+
Pay: $85,000/yr
Title: Assist Deputy CIO
Hours/week: 40-60
Description: Oversaw 300+, proj mgmt, IT strategy, compliance, operations, security
Age: 36-39
Certs: MCSA, MCSE, MCSE:S, Sec+, ITILv3
Pay: $92,000/yr
Title: IT Consultant
Hours/week: 40ish (varied a lot)
Description: Contract work for IT projects
Age: 39
Certs: MCSA, MCSE, MCSE:S, Sec+, ITILv3
Pay: $75/hr
Title: Sr IT Security Analyst
Hours/week: 40
Description: SOC team lead; incident response, vuln mgmt, security audit, malware analysis, security program management
Age: 40-41
Certs: MCSA, MCSE, MCSE:S, Sec+, ITILv3, CEH, CISSP
Pay: $102,000/yr + bonus
Title: Sr Security Engineer
Hours/week: 40
Description: system security engineering, enterprise architecture, incident response, vuln mgmt, security audit, risk analysis
Age: 41
Certs: MCSA, MCSE, MCSE:S, Sec+, ITILv3, CEH, CISSP
Pay: $115,000/yr
Years experience in IT: 23
Years experience in infosec: 14 -
renacido Member Posts: 387 ■■■■□□□□□□Alot of nice info in here. Ive worried about if a lack of college would stop me from getting into IT. But it seems a good deal of you guys are in pretty high paying jobs without it
Don't need a degree. It helps but the opportunity cost plus student loan debt make it questionable as a means to get the first job.
Build a solid work history doing anything (point of it is to prove to be a reliable and hard-working responsible adult and have good employment references) while you get a certification or two for credibility and to get past HR screening of resumes. That will get you an IT job faster than a 4-year degree.
Higher learning is good for you. So is exercise and a healthy diet. Both make you a better you. Neither are equal to work experience and good references for making you a more attractive hire.
And don't break the law. Background checks for new hires are here to stay. -
Sheiko37 Member Posts: 214 ■■■□□□□□□□Title: Help Desk Consultant (1st level)
Hour/wk: 16-30
Description: The standard password resets and basic desktop support.
Company size: Global
Age: 21-26
Duration: 4.5 years
How: Applied and interviewed.
Certifications: None
Education: High School
Pay: $17 - 20.40AUD/h
Title: Compliance Analyst
Hour/wk: 40
Description: Regular scans of systems to check if they comply to the technical specifications policy, then oversee remediation.
Company size: Global
Age: 26-29
Duration: 3 years
How: Applied and interviewed, but in reality it was because of a recommendation from someone already on the team.
Certifications: None
Pay: $60,000AUD
Title: Compliance Team Leader
Hour/wk: 40
Description: Coordinating the day-to-day and month-to-month work for the team, plus reporting, metrics, etc.
Company size: Global
Age: 29-30
Duration: 1.5 years
How: Timing, the previous guy moved on and I put my hand up for the position.
Certifications: SSCP
Pay: $72,000AUD
Title: Security Analyst
Hour/wk: 40
Description: Large scale vulnerability scanning with enterprise products.
Company size: Global
Age: 30-
Duration: Current
How: Applied and interviewed.
Certifications: SSCP, CISSP
Pay: 87,000AUD -
Drackar Member Posts: 47 ■■□□□□□□□□RHEL,
This thread seems a good fit for this convo..
Its old but it might help visualized some career choices a bit.
http://www.techexams.net/forums/general-certification/101064-cert-career-map.htmlTo be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other.
-- Kokoro by Natsume Sosek, 1914, Japan -
GreaterNinja Member Posts: 271Title: HelpDesk
Hour/wk: 20
Description: College Helpdesk -
Company size: ~3000
Age: 17-20
Duration: 2 years
How: Applied and interviewed
Certs: Network+
Education: High School - in college then A.A. Mathematics, Beer
Pay: $7.38/hr
Title: Data Entry
Hour/wk: 36
Description: Data Entry for coupons
Company size:
Age: 21
Duration: 5 months
How: Applied and interviewed
Certs: Network+
Education:
Pay: $8.25/hour
Title: POS Systems Installer
Hour/wk: 50
Description: Ran around installing new point of sales systems and fixing old ones
Company size:
Age: 21
Duration: 5 months
How: Applied and interviewed
Certs: Network+
Education:
Pay: $15/hour
Title: Desktop Support
Hour/wk: 45
Description: IMAC, Break-Fix, and Executive Support, I learned by failure and success
Company size:
Age: 22-30
Duration: 8 years
How: Applied and interviewed
Certs: Network+
Education:
Pay: $22-30/hour
Title: Desktop Engineer
Hour/wk: 45-65
Description: IMAC, Break-Fix, CEO/CFO, etc.. Executive Support, I learned by failure and success
Company size:
Age: 30-32
Duration: 2+ years
How: Applied and interviewed
Certs: Network+, MCP, MCTS, DCSE, Linux+, VCA, etc.
Education:
Pay: Started $34/hour moved to ~115k/yr at the end of 2 years.
Title: Owner
Hour/wk: 40-70
Description: Started my own company in the import/export business and providing IT services
Company size: 1
Age: 31-
Duration: 2 years
How: Had the balls to do it when everyone said it was a bad idea. I used my own money to finance my idea, created it, had a beer and then it took off.
Certs: Too many to list now.
Education: B.A. Mathematics, soon M.S. ISA
Pay: Revenue in 7 figure territory. Invaluable experience.
Now: I stopped business and working in 2015 as I am seeking enlightenment over working right now. Job offers in 6 figure realm or lower come in all the time. The job has to be worth my time or for a good cause. Right now travelling Asia for 4 months courtesy of the #1 company in the world, developing #7 arcade game for Blizzard, looking at blockchain technology, investments, and working on Masters of Science in Information Security Assurance. I'm considering law school too. -
NicWhite Member Posts: 134Wow, @GreaterNinga. You win! LOLWGU - BS Software Development
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