IT Jobs With the Best (and Worst) ROI

Posted by Soulskill on Monday March 30, 2015 @12:14PM 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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Re:DBAs first? Strange by tompaulco · 2015-03-30 13:19 · Score: 5, Insightful

The DBA probably gets paid a lot because the company is desperate for someone to come in and fix the database after the developers thought they could do the job themselves.

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