Architects where I work don’t have degrees, they’re programmers who have shown they understand a significant chunk of our enormous system (government IT)
Analysts are a mixed bag. Some have relevant education, others have relevant experience
Data scientists seem to all be appropriately degreed
Me @37: I’m tired of my high paid IT work, imma quit and get a PhD in plant genetics…
Me @42: fuck
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You sound like a sure thing for bioinformatics.
I mean, the pay isn’t great but it’s generally six figures even without a PhD
Lol yeah… more maths, but you are correct
Me @22: Boy, IT work sure looks fun and I love computers already so let me take out some student loans to become a cybersecurity specialist!
Me @29: Retail is fine too.
Getting a degree to work in IT seems weird to me, but I was admining before IT classes existed
We’re from a different era my dude. These days it’s all analysts, architects and data scientist.
Who can’t do jack shit without guys like you.
Except now we have to find jobs through connections because we aren’t getting past HR filters.
Architects where I work don’t have degrees, they’re programmers who have shown they understand a significant chunk of our enormous system (government IT)
Analysts are a mixed bag. Some have relevant education, others have relevant experience
Data scientists seem to all be appropriately degreed