Looking for a career..

jfall

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Well, I just turned 19 the other day, out of high school for almost two years now. I have been using computers for a long time and for the last 2 1/2 years have been doing technical support for ISP's. I finally got fed up with doing this, and I am ready to go to University/College to start a heading towards a real career. I am having some hard times trying to find what is good for me.

I like working with computers, but to be honest, I am kind of getting sick of them. I am looking for a job where computers are used, but are not the main goal. I do not want to let all the knowledge I have learned about computers over the years just go down the drain, but I don't want to work soley with computers.

I am a cutting edge technology person, I don't like older things, I would rather have the newest things out.

I was sort of looking into Forensics. I find it to be very interesting, and I know I could still use a computer for it but it would not be the main goal. I really don't know much about the subject at all. I am looking for some information on it, like what kind of a back ground you need to have and how hard is it to get into and how long I would have to go to school for to do such a thing. I know there is probably a lot of different areas of Forensics.

If anyone could help point me in the right direction, that would be great. Or if any one is in the field of Forensics, please let me know what it's all about.
 

Azraele

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<< and I am ready to go to University/College to start a heading towards a real career >>


Colleges/Universities usually have some sort or career counseling center. I'm sure they could point you in the right direction.
 

BreakApart

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Pick a 2 year college and get your "generals" out of the way.

This will not only get you started on the basics required for most 4 year programs, it will give you time to decide which direction you really want.


 

JACKHAMMER

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<< am looking for some information on it >>



It requires a four year science degree. They accept Bio, chem, and physics. There are a few main categories 1. Firearms and tool marks 2. DNA 3. chem 4. fingerprints 5.documents 6. toxicology 7.trace evidence 8. microsocopy


The job isn't as fun as TV makes it sound. It is basically lab work, nothing more, nothing less. The salary ranges starts at 29k and goes to about 40k. Not exactly a well paying job, but if you like science (like me) it is an interesting route.