As the new year is here, the annual ritual of making a new list of habits to adopt and old habits to purge has swung into action. This habit has become very interesting since most people do not follow their unrealistic resolutions leaving the ones that do feeling like the real heroes of society. Well, I am here to give you the only new year's resolution you would ever need for 2023.
Technology is becoming popular over the years and demand for IT skills continues to grow. Covid-19 with its unintended benefits showed us how we can revolutionize the way we work. Companies continue to seek technical skills as the vast majority are going digital. I hope to give you enough reasons to venture into tech this year so let's get into it:
1. Money
Before we move to more cliche stuff let's start with a more realistic reason. We can all agree that money is the reason anyone works in the first place. Money is the drive of many people and the IT world has lots of it. Do not get me wrong, like every other work you do have to earn your stripes but when you do the reward is enormous. The average salary of a software developer in the US is between 50K - 120K. A data analyst takes around the same salary and the salary wage is even higher for cyber security experts. I could go on and on about the individual salaries but you can also check the link below the salaries for different tech fields in any region of your choice.
2. Availability of IT Jobs
From software development to data analysis, testing, project management and more, there is a multitude of different roles and functions within IT to suit various skill sets. As technology advances, the demand for tech talent will continue to grow which means a continued availability of IT jobs. This is one of the reasons that makes IT such an attractive industry for job seekers. Yes, there is a recession and workers in the big tech industry are losing their jobs but the smaller businesses and other fields are still hiring people with IT skills with equally good pay.
3. Flexibility of Work
Most tech jobs offer flexible working environments. Since a lot of tech companies are embracing the remote system, you do not have to work 9-5 all the time. IT was arguably the first sector to adopt working remotely and the pandemic necessitated it even more for other industries. Working remotely allows you for a better work-life balance which makes the IT field more attractive.
4. Numerous Job Perks
Employee job perks are very necessary when working in the IT field has many. Many companies offer health care benefits, internet and accessories benefits, and educational and networking opportunities, some come with free food, gym and many others. The perks are not the same everywhere but they are more beneficial than the regular job.
5. Continuous Learning
Technology continues to evolve and as such IT workers get the opportunity to continually learn and grow their skills. From cloud computing, AI and machine learning working in the tech field allows you to work on different projects which will help you to develop new skills which will forever be with you.
Conclusion:
Hope with this I have been able to convince you to try pursuing a career in the tech field. Fill free to hit me up on Twitter I would love to interact with you.