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The question is, what don't I do, lol. I am network administrator. But I do it all, except for extensive programming (because I hate looking at code).

Mostly, I fix computer hardware and software, manage some servers, manage switches and routers, do some IP addressing and networking, run mail, dns, dhcp, www, and domain services and a host of other things that I could sit here and describe but it would probably turn into a long boring book, lol.

Oh and I do site migrations and site builds for network and data infrastructures.

 

What's your education background? Is the pay any good?

 

I finished up an Associates a year ago or so. I got a late start thought.

The pay is decent. It keeps food on the table. It's not so much the pay as it is the opportunity. You can basically get a job ANYWHERE because everyone needs a good it guy.

 

Well ... I was also thinking of something with business/economics, and since money is everywhere too, there are a lot of opportunities in that field as well ... then again, I could be hybrid.

 

Yeah, you can make good money as an accountant or something like that but I am not a mathmatician so I generally tend to stick with something I understand better, lol.

I'm kind of an ADD type personality so I have to have something that is pretty fast paced and will keep me challenged or I get bored and lose interest.

The opportunities in the IT industries are endless. Breaking into it is the hardest part.

 

Eh... that sounds like fun. How did you get jobs and all of that? Did work for local people to get some reputation?

I don't really like a whole lot of math, it's just some of the things don't seem that bad... and the pay doesn't either. I just want something that won't bore me and will get me mucho dinero!

 

One of my professors recommended me to a friend of his that was looking for someone. I kind of lucked into it.

I'm actually looking into an IT Director position right now. I have a second interview coming up. All things are looking good. That will bring me considerably more greenbacks.

I have a buddy that is making six figures right now to do the same job I am doing, only for a fortune 500 corporation.

 

What jobs in the computer field would you say pay the most? Also, what should I expect for an entry-level position?

 

Net Admins pay pretty decent, Server Admins or DBA's, or Programmer.

Entry level depends on your locale and the company you start out with.

In my area, 10.00 -15.00 an hour is about the norm for entry level.

 

I decided this thread was desperately in need of an update. Check out the first post to see the changes.

 

Why not post the latest version at the end of the thread? Then let me know and I'll lock it to keep it as the last post.

 

Also adamant, can you add the sticky in the poetry thread to the newbie packet about posting etiquette.

Thanks

Torana
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