I’m age 48 and work in desktop support. I’d like to get out of this area of support after working in it since 1995. I hold an MCP(Win2k) and Citrix certs(CCA in Metaframe XP-needing update, I know). I’d like to work in a less physical position, since the knees are starting to give me problems. I started on a help desk in 1995, went into desktop support, have done some network admin and even had a few years as an independent computer consultant(best years financially and technicially, but competition was stiff and business closed). I’d like to see how others have made changes from one area in IT to another without a great loss in salary(I know I am underpaid for my years of experience). I work on the east coast and have been contemplating going to Phoenix or California(more so for the weather). No degree either so management isn’t an option.
10-13. Thanks for the advice. As a footnote, I have taken classes in business- Business adminstration, finance, accounting 101. I thought I would be a business major years ago but the cost of pursuing the degree got to be a bit pressing on my finances. I’m still paying off student loans. But again, you’ve given me some things to thing about…