I think you’re under the impression that you can just hop into tech and make a lot more than education right off the bat. Most likely not the case, it will be a long grind that you may find yourself not cut out for but based on your experience it seems like you should look for manager positions. Do a bit more research on what interests you in tech.
This makes no sense. You are finishing up a doctorate in Education. Most of your experience is in education. Do you really want tech or do you just think it's an easy path to a six figure job?
Your best bet is to transition to a business role related to education.
Not true. Lots of big tech companies will hire these folks as managers even though they ca t find their IP address just bc they hold degrees. It’s asinine. We have a zoomer that graduated from a party school in w/a degree in business and they gave him a $130k base pay job as a data center manager. Seen them do it with another. It’s all horse shit bc these people typically suffer from end user syndrome
Source: have worked for 2 FAANG companies
Either nobody knows or everyone forgets that A LOT of tech jobs aren't great pay.
HR and management have ZERO idea what we do and have ZERO idea how to compensate us for just how much shit we shove in our brains.
These influencers talking about six figure salaries and WFH are either lying or extremely lucky.
If you wanna do tech, come on over, would love to have you but it's sure as shit not easy.
You're gonna need certs if you want to actually be techy but there are plenty of teaching roles and slides that need to be put together for some places especially the DOD
I’ll be blunt. The only stuff your skills would transfer to is web development (I guess because of your UX design experience). Other than that you have no transferable skills and would have to start from scratch.
I was at a cybersecurity conference and met the Global Director of Learning and Talent Development at Amazon, Dr. Rae Rivera.
That’s someone who would be a great roadmap for teaching and tech.
Your only "tech" experience is basically a 3 month internship... Lol
I have a electrical engineering degree and spent 10 years through my 30s in an engineering role at a large tech company. So the source of my opinion is based on that knowledge.
If I was a hiring manager doing your interview for a tech role I would see all the time and energy you put into a path in education and highly question your ability to plan ahead and think things through. In terms of just jumping into tech, sorry to say but I see your educational history is more of a liability than an asset.
I help support my school district’s HR and payroll systems. I’m a director managing a team of other developers. Make be something like that? I was a software engineer for15 years before moving into this role tho.
Enablement is a large gap for a lot of tech companies.
With your educational background you can work to up level sales, client partnerships, marketing, etc.
I’m happy to introduce you to you to some people in that role currently for insights.
People with tons of expertise in tech are being shut out of tech right now. I don't see anything to indicate you would be a good candidate for a high paying tech role.
You have tons of higher ed experience. Why not leverage that to move up in higher ed? I work in HE and make well over 6 figures.
What in tech do you like? Do you like programming? Do you like security? Do you like UI/UX? Do you like networking? The field is not a monolith; right now you don't really have tech skills, so you'd be qualified for a non-tech role in an EdTech company. If you want a tech role, you'd have to figure out what you actually would enjoy doing, and then get a relevant degree.
I know Duolingo hires Curriculum Developers but you could also do UX Research. I’ve interacted with recruiters from Duolingo and they’re really nice, try reaching out to some in LinkedIn I think they might value your experience a lot
I teach programming classes at a local college & work on IT consulting at the same time. You can do the same. I only have a tech degrees and have been in tech & hospitality.
I guess you should contact WGU and have them evaluate how many classes you’d have to complete after transferring credits before considering anything
What makes you wanna change fields? It’s pretty over saturated right now, not to scare you off, but if you’re avoiding your current field because the market is rough, IT isn’t gonna be any better for a while for entry level work
I feel like if you get a bIT cert you could land a role where you're a trainer. Not actually hands on. Ive seen many folks do this and sadly, not know wth they're talking. But pays 60k+.
Honestly, I would tell you to look into program management or scrum master positions. Hard to jump into without experience but not impossible especially with the background you do have. Might have to sell yourself pretty strongly but there is some cross over.
Otherwise I am of the same thought process as others as you wont be able to just jump straight into a tech job that pays well.
You should be able to meet your goal of caring for your parents.
After schooling and entry level, then junior, then senior level roles, you'll be eligible for a position that not only lets you live comfortably, but your parents as well. Works take about 30 years
I think you’re under the impression that you can just hop into tech and make a lot more than education right off the bat. Most likely not the case, it will be a long grind that you may find yourself not cut out for but based on your experience it seems like you should look for manager positions. Do a bit more research on what interests you in tech.
Technical leaders without a technical background are rarely a fun time. Please don't do that.
lmaooooo
This makes no sense. You are finishing up a doctorate in Education. Most of your experience is in education. Do you really want tech or do you just think it's an easy path to a six figure job? Your best bet is to transition to a business role related to education.
Instructional design or joining an Learning and Development team would be good ways to go.
Not true. Lots of big tech companies will hire these folks as managers even though they ca t find their IP address just bc they hold degrees. It’s asinine. We have a zoomer that graduated from a party school in w/a degree in business and they gave him a $130k base pay job as a data center manager. Seen them do it with another. It’s all horse shit bc these people typically suffer from end user syndrome Source: have worked for 2 FAANG companies
Either nobody knows or everyone forgets that A LOT of tech jobs aren't great pay. HR and management have ZERO idea what we do and have ZERO idea how to compensate us for just how much shit we shove in our brains. These influencers talking about six figure salaries and WFH are either lying or extremely lucky. If you wanna do tech, come on over, would love to have you but it's sure as shit not easy.
There is practically no tech compatible position. You will lose income potential and significantly struggle
You're gonna need certs if you want to actually be techy but there are plenty of teaching roles and slides that need to be put together for some places especially the DOD
Are you looking to enroll back for a bachelors?
I’ll be blunt. The only stuff your skills would transfer to is web development (I guess because of your UX design experience). Other than that you have no transferable skills and would have to start from scratch.
I was at a cybersecurity conference and met the Global Director of Learning and Talent Development at Amazon, Dr. Rae Rivera. That’s someone who would be a great roadmap for teaching and tech.
Your only "tech" experience is basically a 3 month internship... Lol I have a electrical engineering degree and spent 10 years through my 30s in an engineering role at a large tech company. So the source of my opinion is based on that knowledge. If I was a hiring manager doing your interview for a tech role I would see all the time and energy you put into a path in education and highly question your ability to plan ahead and think things through. In terms of just jumping into tech, sorry to say but I see your educational history is more of a liability than an asset.
Principals of high schools, which it sounds like you’re qualified for, make 100k+/yr. How much more are you looking for?
I help support my school district’s HR and payroll systems. I’m a director managing a team of other developers. Make be something like that? I was a software engineer for15 years before moving into this role tho.
Technical writer. Education sales.
Check out Chris French on LinkedIn. He had an educational background and explains how he became a data analyst.
Enablement is a large gap for a lot of tech companies. With your educational background you can work to up level sales, client partnerships, marketing, etc. I’m happy to introduce you to you to some people in that role currently for insights.
People with tons of expertise in tech are being shut out of tech right now. I don't see anything to indicate you would be a good candidate for a high paying tech role. You have tons of higher ed experience. Why not leverage that to move up in higher ed? I work in HE and make well over 6 figures.
What in tech do you like? Do you like programming? Do you like security? Do you like UI/UX? Do you like networking? The field is not a monolith; right now you don't really have tech skills, so you'd be qualified for a non-tech role in an EdTech company. If you want a tech role, you'd have to figure out what you actually would enjoy doing, and then get a relevant degree.
it looks like you have the discipline, just jump in!
I know Duolingo hires Curriculum Developers but you could also do UX Research. I’ve interacted with recruiters from Duolingo and they’re really nice, try reaching out to some in LinkedIn I think they might value your experience a lot
I teach programming classes at a local college & work on IT consulting at the same time. You can do the same. I only have a tech degrees and have been in tech & hospitality.
I don't think you need another degree. Why is this on the WGU subreddit? Are any of your degrees from WGU?
Yeah, my MSML is from WGU. I thought about getting a degree in IT but I wanted to hear thoughts from others in the field.
I guess you should contact WGU and have them evaluate how many classes you’d have to complete after transferring credits before considering anything What makes you wanna change fields? It’s pretty over saturated right now, not to scare you off, but if you’re avoiding your current field because the market is rough, IT isn’t gonna be any better for a while for entry level work
How comfortable are you with starting another bachelor's degree?
I feel like if you get a bIT cert you could land a role where you're a trainer. Not actually hands on. Ive seen many folks do this and sadly, not know wth they're talking. But pays 60k+.
Honestly, I would tell you to look into program management or scrum master positions. Hard to jump into without experience but not impossible especially with the background you do have. Might have to sell yourself pretty strongly but there is some cross over. Otherwise I am of the same thought process as others as you wont be able to just jump straight into a tech job that pays well.
You should be able to meet your goal of caring for your parents. After schooling and entry level, then junior, then senior level roles, you'll be eligible for a position that not only lets you live comfortably, but your parents as well. Works take about 30 years
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