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Non-Programming Jobs For a Computer Science Major?

Posted by timothy on from the not-quite-what-you-expected dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I recently graduated from a 'major' university in America with a BS degree in Computer Science. I unfortunately must admit that I am not very skilled with programming. I finished with the degree, and I've spent much of my college career working a job doing technical support (fixing laptops, troubleshooting Windows problems, etc). What jobs can I get with a computer science degree that are NOT mainly programming jobs? A little programming wouldn't be bad, but none would be preferred. And what kind of salaries do these jobs typically fetch?"

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  1. Geek Squad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    n/t

    1. Re:Geek Squad by ZiggyStardust1984 · · Score: 5, Funny

      IANAL, but a hemp desk job is probably illegal in most of the U.S.

    2. Re:Geek Squad by Myopic · · Score: 4, Funny

      And what is wrong w/ IT and Hemp Desk type jobs?

      If you have any openings at the Hemp Desk, I'd like to apply.

    3. Re:Geek Squad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      What is illegal about making rope?

    4. Re:Geek Squad by Metasquares · · Score: 2, Funny

      Obligatory xkcd.

  2. Waiter at Denny's by swb311 · · Score: 5, Funny

    $2.13/hr

    1. Re:Waiter at Denny's by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      + tips

    2. Re:Waiter at Denny's by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, that was including tips.

  3. Re:How about by bsDaemon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, like your average slashdot geek knows about penetration... /sarcasm

  4. Accenture... by Kr3m3Puff · · Score: 5, Funny

    Accenture is always looking for fresh faced graduates who can't actually do anything.

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    1. Re:Accenture... by dedazo · · Score: 5, Funny

      You were modded funny, but your comment is right spot on. Also, their pay is commensurate to actually doing nothing.

      If I had a nickel for every smart Accenture consultant I've ever met, I'd had me a whole dime.

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    2. Re:Accenture... by The+Living+Fractal · · Score: 2, Funny

      The last fresh-faced Accenture hire I saw was extremely hot... and being a Slashdot regular, finding myself in the presence of 'teh hotness', I found that she indeed did do something. Fortunately the rest of the class was not aware of it, so to speak.

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    3. Re:Accenture... by TheOnlyJuztyn · · Score: 5, Funny

      No... you'd have two nickels.

    4. Re:Accenture... by Surt · · Score: 2, Funny

      I call BS on that. There's no way you've actually met multiple smart accenture consultants.

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  5. Have you considered management? by PhyrricVictory · · Score: 1, Funny

    Have you considered management? ;) Sorry, I couldn't resist.

  6. BS? by AllIGotWasThisNick · · Score: 5, Funny

    with a BS

    Looks like you'd be perfect for management.

  7. Anonymous by daliman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, anonymous was probably the right way to go with that submission on this site ;)

  8. People skills by BorgDrone · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, you could take the specification from the customer, to the programmers.

    If you've got people skill that is.

    1. Re:People skills by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Would he have to physically take it to the programmers? Or can he have a secretary that does that?

  9. technical writer by Maglos · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you did good in english, you could write documentation.

    1. Re:technical writer by Lapzilla · · Score: 2, Funny

      If you did well in english, you could write documentation.

      Fixed. I have to wonder if that was intentional, or just evidence you shouldn't be writing documentation.

  10. Join Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    They can always use people who can't code :)

  11. Re:Tech Support? by mjs_ud · · Score: 2, Funny

    ehm, assistant to the tech support manager

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  12. Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You remind me of myself 10 years ago.

    I was sitting in my final year "Software Engineering II" subject and I really felt shit about moving into programming.

    I mean I got through uni programming but I never felt good at it. It almost felt like a chore.

    So for the heck of it I asked my lecturer what he thought I should do.

    Anyways, I ended up doing networking (Cisco specifically) and loved it. 10 years later i hate networking...inevitable.

  13. Re:THANK YOU! by farker+haiku · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thank you for letting our managers hire people who want to do this job, instead of those just killing time.
     ...he said on slashdot.

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  14. What kind of CS degree did he get? by jocknerd · · Score: 2, Funny

    The person went through 4 or 5 years of school and got a CS degree but doesn't want to program? Ok, fine. But didn't something interest you in that time? Database development? Database design? Networking? Maybe you should stay in school and get a Masters in Business so you can then boss around programmers. :-)

  15. *sigh* not this this stuff again by mcmonkey · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's a Computer Science degree, not a "Programming degree"

    It's like saying, I just graduated from some culinary academy, but I don't want to be a waiter.

    Since this shining star wouldn't mind a job with some programming I'll add, most programming jobs only have some programming. There's documenting business requirements, translating those into technical specifications, tracing the reqs and specs to test cases, documenting use cases, analyzing risks and modes of failure, and so on.

    But judging by the question, my best advice for the OP is to practice the phrase, "would you like fries with that."

  16. I agree by copponex · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, if Frank Gehry doesn't know how to weld or install a toilet, fuck his buildings, man. Architecture degree my ass.

  17. Re:Program Manager by Hal_Porter · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's called a BS in Comp Sci for a reason you know.

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  18. Re:Program Manager by Bushwuly · · Score: 2, Funny

    PMPin' ain't easy, but it sure is fun!

    Wait... what are we talking about here?

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  19. Set theory by blueforce · · Score: 2, Funny

    Draw the Venn diagram of All jobs, and All Programming jobs.

    Next.

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