I'm not getting all this. I used to work helpdesk (12 years ago). I started at $14.50/hr and after 2 years, I was making $17.50/hr. But I used that job as a stepping stone, not a career. With only a 2yr degree in programming, I moved from that crappy helpdesk job to doing Systems Integration for $55k/yr. I've moved on to doing Network/Systems Security 6 years ago and now make $80k/yr living in WV. I probably would be making more if I hadn't hit that dot bomb bubble in 2001. I was out of work for 4 months and when I finally found another job, it was for $12k/yr less than I was making before.
I see a lot of people posting about helpdesk jobs. Well, helpdesk isn't where the pay is at. It's a stepping stone to better stuff.
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I'm not getting all this. I used to work helpdesk (12 years ago). I started at $14.50/hr and after 2 years, I was making $17.50/hr. But I used that job as a stepping stone, not a career. With only a 2yr degree in programming, I moved from that crappy helpdesk job to doing Systems Integration for $55k/yr. I've moved on to doing Network/Systems Security 6 years ago and now make $80k/yr living in WV. I probably would be making more if I hadn't hit that dot bomb bubble in 2001. I was out of work for 4 months and when I finally found another job, it was for $12k/yr less than I was making before.
I see a lot of people posting about helpdesk jobs. Well, helpdesk isn't where the pay is at. It's a stepping stone to better stuff.