i cant decide on my career

Philippines
April 21, 2008 4:48am CST
i dont know what path to choose... i cant choose from a programmer, software developer, database administrator, web designer, and network administrator... i like them all, what do you guys think? from what field will i make the most money?
9 responses
@logaritse (388)
• Indonesia
21 Apr 08
All jobs is good, but i'm as network administrator can make money too, this job isn't difficult only need logical thinking and more experience. I'm sure if you have a lot of experience, and also have certified you will be get a lot of money. And being network administrator is really nice, you can control the network; like controlling the world. *lol*
• Philippines
21 Apr 08
thanks for the reponse... i am just a CCNA but i like to pursue it to CCNP... i like networking a lot
• India
21 Apr 08
Any employee's job is to plan his project and act accordingly and to deliver good products.If u think the qualities required for the above proffesion are there in you, its not difficult to choose among. Try to think of the skills for each of them.Ask some experienced Techies. As I am a Developer,the skills needed are lateral thinking,thinking in users prespective,lot of patience.
• Philippines
21 Apr 08
thaks for the advice
• United States
23 Apr 08
I am a DBA, and I love it .. I actually do alot of everything in my postion.... Check out interships they are sometimes helpful in determining where your strenghts are...
• India
21 Apr 08
hi, as i am working in an ITES firm all i could suggest is become a network admistrator. If you are good in what you do, grouth is good. Where as database operators the job is very taxing, pays very little and no grouth for u\years. network is a good line to be in dear. all the best
• Philippines
21 Apr 08
thank you for the advice... i also studied IT essentials... and being a network administrator is on the top of my list honestly... thanks again
• India
21 Apr 08
You and i are on the same boat bro ... i too am confused about choosing between hardware networking and software side. But i feel that software side give more money and when compared to hardware networking the job is easier. but still i am confused.
• Philippines
21 Apr 08
we better weigh our options carefully right... but i like networking specially cisco... and i think the pay is not that bad either
@farmaz (112)
• Malaysia
23 Apr 08
ermm,if you like to read,there's a book called "What Color Is Your Parachute?"It's the 2008 version where it can be a guide for people who wants to find a suitable career according to your personality and education.You can try that?But I would suggest you to be a web designer.you seem to enjoy most of your time on the internet.I think you can do your necessary researches and have a good jolly time doing what you love to do on the internet.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
23 Apr 08
i do not know from where are you. all these fields are good. actually in software, i think at the start of career most of them are going to pay you similar. its dependent on where you work and pay scale. i think if you are expert in more than one field it would help you a lot.
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
21 Apr 08
It depends on what you like the first four jobs you mentioned are all programming type jobs,trying to get the proper output.A network admin is a job where you keep the network running continuously without any problem to the company.In the programming field you will make most money.But the kind of job you choose should depend on your likings.
@amitpuri (457)
• India
21 Apr 08
Hi Karenkaren!even i am a student of the same field computers, where there we need to have sharp and accurate in our work. I am doing b tech in the computer science and i want to be a programmer as i think there is much scope to be paid more and more. Not only the packages are very much smart here in the field but at the same time its all about its scope and development in the world specially in China,Japan and Korea where there is a great demand of the technology and so as the programmers and the software developers too.As with the hardware development going too fastly, need to have the active software for the hardware devices so we need more and more software developers...so what i think is that you can go for either a programmer or the software developer.