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IT Jobs With the Best (and Worst) ROI

Posted by Soulskill on from the becoming-borg-is-at-both-the-top-and-the-bottom dept.

Nerval's Lobster writes: Over at Dice, there's a breakdown of which tech jobs have the greatest return on investment, with regard to high starting salaries and growth potential relative to how much you need to spend on degrees and certifications. Which jobs top this particular calculation? No shockers here: DBAs, software engineers, programmers, and Web developers all head up the list, with salaries that tick into six-figure territory. How about those with the worst ROI? Graphic designers, sysadmins, tech support, and software QA testers often present a less-than-great combination of relatively little money and room for advancement, even if you possess a four-year degree or higher, unless you're one of the lucky few.

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  1. Re:software dev vs programmer by Spy+Handler · · Score: 4, Funny

    Developers are more in demand than mere programmers.

    Notice how Ballmer never says,
    Programmers
    programmers programmers
    programmers, programmers, programmers, programmers, programmers, programmers, PROGRAMMERS!

  2. Over at McDonald's by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Over at McDonald's (one of the worlds greatest Scottish Restaurants) you can taste a variety of taste sensations...

    All you'd have to do is type www.mcdonalds.com and it could all be yours. Yep Over at Mcdonalds you could figure out the dinner that best suits your needs over at McDonalds. People might think that by saying over at McDonalds I'd like you to you know go over to Mcdonalds but I'm just Say'n it (I can say this because Slashdot isn't owned by McDonalds its owned by Dice)

  3. My Job: /. commenter by Ice+Station+Zebra · · Score: 3, Funny

    ROI: I think I owe somebody some money.

  4. "Over at dice..." by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 3, Funny

    At the risk of sounding cruel, this reminds me of an unpopular kid who's walking all around school, casually mentioning to everyone that lots of people are going to hang out at his house that night.

  5. Re:software dev vs programmer by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well, now he is saying:

    Basketball players
    Basketball players basketball players, etc . . .

    I am no fan of the NBA, but if it lured Ballmer out of the IT industry, and keeps him out . . . I will love the NBA . . .

    --
    Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
  6. Re:Not me! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I make a seven figure salary as a consultant fixing Admin screw-ups on AIX systems for large hospitals so the DBAs can do their work. Jimmy, is that you?