I'm going into my college for "Computer Science", however, I'm already looking ahead into what "Field" I want to go into. There's 1000s of webmasters, 1000s of jobs that people have taken up, and get paid 'okay', but not what I'm aiming for. What I'm looking for, is a job in the PC field that's is or is going to be in a high demand for, but low supply, rightfully a higher paying job too, but i do live in reality and no 2 million a year job, awaits me.. I heard something about a C&C programmer, or programmer in the medical field.
My college doesn't have any "Engineering" courses this year, (99% chance engineering degree will be next year), and that also had me thinking about that path as well. I would love to be a software engineer, but instead of "hoping" to land that perfect job and "gain rank" in an office building, I want to find my self where there's no one else to fill that job void but me.
A friend of mine, (He's 54, I'm 18-- He's been my dad's guitarist for 19 years, so - a friend), he said that this industrial job he used to work at, there was this "C&C programmer" that programed the robot arms that built these gigantic things, he was a stoner, called in sick 3-4 times a week.. because he know they couldn't fire him because there was no one else that has his knowledge. Now I'm not saying I want to be a stoner/lazy/idiot, I'm focused on the "short supply" jobs, that people will pay money for.
I hear the medical field is exploding now with demand, however, are more programmers heading that direction anyway? To say that supply shortage will be filled soon?
I know I keep bringing up programming, and like I said.. I'd like to have some kinda goal out of college, I'm just not sure that programming is for me. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love computers/math/and the satisfaction of working on something forever, and finally getting it to work. I've built and rebuilt over 17 computers, and hate electrical 'lingo' so I could never go into hardware engineering. But even though I don't know what exactly I want to go in for, I'm still wondering about the outlook for someone with my education (Going for a major, and dead set on it). All these websites talk about the medical field and whatnot, but from the people I'm around find that that isn't the only real shortage there is, or will be in the near future.
So, as for what I should focus on, your thoughts?
My college doesn't have any "Engineering" courses this year, (99% chance engineering degree will be next year), and that also had me thinking about that path as well. I would love to be a software engineer, but instead of "hoping" to land that perfect job and "gain rank" in an office building, I want to find my self where there's no one else to fill that job void but me.
A friend of mine, (He's 54, I'm 18-- He's been my dad's guitarist for 19 years, so - a friend), he said that this industrial job he used to work at, there was this "C&C programmer" that programed the robot arms that built these gigantic things, he was a stoner, called in sick 3-4 times a week.. because he know they couldn't fire him because there was no one else that has his knowledge. Now I'm not saying I want to be a stoner/lazy/idiot, I'm focused on the "short supply" jobs, that people will pay money for.
I hear the medical field is exploding now with demand, however, are more programmers heading that direction anyway? To say that supply shortage will be filled soon?
I know I keep bringing up programming, and like I said.. I'd like to have some kinda goal out of college, I'm just not sure that programming is for me. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love computers/math/and the satisfaction of working on something forever, and finally getting it to work. I've built and rebuilt over 17 computers, and hate electrical 'lingo' so I could never go into hardware engineering. But even though I don't know what exactly I want to go in for, I'm still wondering about the outlook for someone with my education (Going for a major, and dead set on it). All these websites talk about the medical field and whatnot, but from the people I'm around find that that isn't the only real shortage there is, or will be in the near future.
So, as for what I should focus on, your thoughts?
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