my first ever tech job was as a computer support tech for a local elementary school, what was great was for three days out of the week I taught the computer lab, and in between those three days I supported all user and hardware issues along with mondays and fridays sole computer support. It was the best job i'd ever had. It did't pay well in the beginning as i had to leave for a higher paying job (jumped from 13.91/hr to 18.00/hr) but after a year at a helpdesk I looked back to getting into the schol and they tookm me back at a higher rate. (21/hr) what was real cool during that time i never left the helpdesk so i was doing both jobs at once when i got bck to the school, then transferred from the helpdesk to a job deploying systems at various sites (same company as the helpdesk) and was pulling in (24/hr) so i think I made out ok.
21/hr + 24/hr plus O.T. = lots o' monay that went to feeding a family of four
p.s., yes they were both fulltime jobs and I did that for aprroximately 2 1/2 years, maybe a little more. I didn't sleep much needless to say
I've been in this industry for a while now, and have loved pretty much the entire experience (well take away the helpdesk anyway lol) but teaching kids how to use computers and helping them learn how to use office to get homework done, how to research using the internet for reports. that stuff was golden...
so if it's what you love, enjoy it while it lasts.
good luck!
21/hr + 24/hr plus O.T. = lots o' monay that went to feeding a family of four
p.s., yes they were both fulltime jobs and I did that for aprroximately 2 1/2 years, maybe a little more. I didn't sleep much needless to say
I've been in this industry for a while now, and have loved pretty much the entire experience (well take away the helpdesk anyway lol) but teaching kids how to use computers and helping them learn how to use office to get homework done, how to research using the internet for reports. that stuff was golden...
so if it's what you love, enjoy it while it lasts.
good luck!