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Help me to choise.PLEASE!!!!

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by promise

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Help me to choise.PLEASE!!!!
I work on computer about 5 years. I like computers, but I do not know what to choice. Be a programmer, or a network specialist, maybe admin or technician etc. I know that everyone can say, that be what you like best, what you know best and etc. but now I do not like one range, now for me all looks the same, but I do not want to be only a user :) so I decided to be one of the IT specialist and I need advice.
So share you minds with me and look from this point: which specialist is most wanted, what is more perspective (if it is programming, what language than) and etc.

P. S. I am 22 years old, maybe too late to be a programmer, or not. I think better late then never. :)))

Do not hesitate to write whatyou think.
Thanks for everyone.

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by mike mullins

Without a doubt the fastest growing IT field is Network Security. In the last 2 years there has been a leveling off of programing and sys admin jobs. But as more and more business grow to a "wired to the internet" environment. Security specialist oppurtunities have grown exponentially. I would recommend studying routing and firewall technology and becoming a network security manager.

Good Luck,
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by maxwell edison

You're 22 years old????

You think that's too late???

It's never too late to learn anything - especially at 22 years old.

Answer number 1 is correct - network security.

by joanrrosenberg

Start with the A+ course and learn hardware. If you can do that, go to Network + and pick up networking. By that time you will have a fair idea of what you like. Take an intro course in C or Visual Basic at a local school to check out programming. Don't spend large amounts of money on anything until you have sampled a few key courses to give yourself a background in the industry. If you get certified for A+ and Network+ you will then have job credentials should you choose to go on.

by opatzg9

Lots of good answers so far. I'm a project manager over a 5 member programming staf and I've created programmers out of our statistical and underwriting staff where the members were over 40 years old. They may not have started out the fastest typest or best trained but they continued through courseware at jr colleges while working and training with me and I'm proud to call all of them programmers. 22 years is very young you've got 40+ years to make up your mind yet. Try a few different things from A+ certification to a programming course in visual basic or 2. See what you like and go for it. The more education you get the more you have invested in yourself to make yourself more valuable to others so do it and have fun. If your employer has a reimbursement policy for college schooling as ours does, so much the better.

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