2 year I.T degree, looking for something more stable.

Discussion in 'IT and Computer-Related Degrees' started by Time1168, Sep 27, 2005.

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  1. Time1168

    Time1168 New Member

    I have a 2 year Associates degree in Networking but looking for something a bit more stable, money isn't much of a issue at all right now but I would just like a couple ideas of more stable fields than I.T.

    I was thinking something that's maybe a clash between I.T and the medical field.:)
     
  2. sentinel

    sentinel New Member

    Health Services is a growth area that shows no signs of abating anytime within our collective lifetime.

    Security of information systems is also a growth area though like most specializations in the IT field the typical boom and bust cycle will eventually rear its ugly head.

    If you could give us some ideas as to your interests it should be possible to steer you towards something that combines your current education/experience and another interest.
     
  3. firstmode4c

    firstmode4c Member

    Get an CNA, LPN, and RN, combined nursing and IT experience will make sure you have a job for the rest of your life... while being paid well!
     
  4. sentinel

    sentinel New Member

  5. Time1168

    Time1168 New Member

    I was thinking about Dental Lab Technican or something of that nature ands thanks for the link.
     
  6. lurker

    lurker New Member

    I can definitely confirm what firstmode said in his/her last post.

    I'm in IT and was in contact with an HR rep at one of the best hospitals on the east coast recenctly about several systems analyst type positions they had available. She contacted me a few weeks after I provided her with my resume and said they had decided to go a different route for those positions by taking RN's & LPN's with some IT background, and training them on the IT side because their healthcare experience was more valuable than their technical skills.
     
  7. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    I work in the medical field. I worked as a boimed repair tech (repair medical equipment). I got my MCSE NT 4.0 and a few others (MCSA, A+, N+, etc).

    I currently work repairing medical networks used to capture digital images of procedures. It is a great field, great job, great pay.

    Where do you live? Checkout companies like Spacelabs, BrainLab, GE Medical, etc.
     
  8. Time1168

    Time1168 New Member

    I live in South Florida but I might be moving to Dallas in December. I attend a C.C right now but they won't accept the majority of my credits from Keiser College so they have me taking a bunch of classes like "Introduction to Reading", :EnC1102" and SPC0001. The C.C only accepted 18 credits out of 60 and I am not going to stay this long to get a A.A and I'm getting pretty desperate for a decent job.

    I would just like something stable that's not very difficult to do, I have no certs and no experience in I.T and that's hurting me badly. Do you guys know about Devry? I am really considering going their, I'm sure they'll accept more credits than 18 and I've heard decent things about them. How is their reputation with minorities? I know most of these for-profit school attract a large amount of minorities on the "graduate quicker" motto but do they actual help students seek employment?
     
  9. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    I can't really comment on DeVry but I did attend the NJ campus in '85. It was great. A co-workers wife earned her BS from DeVry in Atlanta and it cost something like 30K. She had a job before she graduated but I think she found it her self.

    Why don't you finish your degree from Keiser?
     
  10. Time1168

    Time1168 New Member

    I finished my 2 year from keiser in 99. My mother just gave me a earful for wanting to leave a cheap (pay for itself) public university and wanting to attend a 11 to 14k a year University.

    Oh boy......
     
  11. MiCroStoogE v. 2.0

    MiCroStoogE v. 2.0 New Member

    Dental Lab tech by day, IT Guy by night?

    I assume the Dental Lab tech would be your "cover" identity and the IT part would be your superhero "alter ego", right? :)

    But seriously -- Dental Lab tech? From what I saw at one former customer's site, you'd be lucky to spend more than five percent of your time doing IT -- most of your day you'd be busy grinding away on dentures and the like. Also, get good at replacing power supplies, case fans and processor fans -- that powdered denture material in the air cakes on the fans and WILL NOT blow off with compressed air. Trust me on this one.
     
  12. lena00

    lena00 New Member

    Time1168,

    Just a word of warning the TX job market sucks BIG TIME especially in IT and getting any job period in any field. I can speak from experience, I relocated here last summer for a Unix position from GA.(Got suckered into coming over here by a relative:) I sure do miss the market over in GA because at least they had IT jobs, paying decent wages and good benefits. I can't wait to get back over there to GA. But for now I am stuck in TX and I cannot get out :mad:
    I ended up leaving the position I took over in TX for other position in TX because it started to suck big time, longer hours with less pay. For the same position in GA, I would be making twice as much money. The position I just recently accepted, the mgr stated 150 people applied for that one position. Luckily, I got the job, but then again I have 5 years IT experience. There is alot of people out of work over here in the IT field and I can not imagine moving over here w/o any major IT experience because it would be hell trying to get a job over here in the TX area.

    I am also going to do a medical degree in Radiology on the side with IT because I think it is a good mix and you can't go wrong with any position working in the medical field. At least you know you will have a job that is not going anywhere anytime soon. The problem with most of these medical degrees requires two years of college with day clinicals requirements that you have to attend along with classes and most of the programs are admissions on a competitive basis, but I have seen some that put you on a waiting list. I am almost done with my preq. needed to apply to the program only 2 more classes. Now the hard part will be finding a 3rd shift position in IT as a Unix or DB admin because I cannot afford to quit my job to go to school. So it is all about timing right now.


    Well Good luck to you
     
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