The majority of us want financial freedom. Choose careers that will give you financial freedom. This generation wants to have it all, and for the lucky or blessed few, they will, but most of us have to be smart and make choices early on so we may become comfortable in our later years. So, what are the careers that can guarantee you a secure life? Let’s talk about it.
I’m not even going to touch the health care field. I will say if you want to work a lot and be compensated extravagantly, be in healthcare, specifically, a surgeon. No, I want to talk about the tech sector. You’ve been thinking about it. We all have. How to break into the tech industry. First, we have to know what challenges tech is facing in order to fill the void. Your skill set has to be in demand.
So, what IT jobs are in high demand? AI/ML engineering, cybersecurity, cloud computing, data science, and software development, to name a few. So, what do they do and how much do they pay?
AI/ML engineering stands for artificial intelligence and machine learning engineers. From a general outlook, they design, build, and deploy software systems and algorithms that enable machine learning models to learn from data and make predictions or automate tasks. The average salary for AI/ML engineers is $165K annually. Different things can affect salary, such as experience, location, and your skill set. For example, specialized skills such as deep learning or natural language processing can increase salary. I mean, if you’re in it for the money, get those skills, girl!
Moving on to cybersecurity or information security, what haven’t we heard about cybersecurity? It’s the future. I once heard someone say that battles will no longer be on the ground, but online. So if you want to fight crime, this might be the field for you. There are so many routes you can take in cyber that offer a high score of job satisfaction. Cybersecurity analysts protect data and networks from threats by detecting, analyzing, and responding. This field will always pay well, with a starting salary of $70k and an average annual salary of $125k.
Cloud engineers seem to always be in demand. Simply put, cloud engineers manage cloud computing systems and solutions. They design, implement, monitor, and maintain cloud services to help organizations operate better. Cloud engineers can make anywhere from $115k to $170k a year.
What exactly do data scientists do? They help organizations make decisions and solve problems by extracting insights and actionable information from data. So essentially, they identify trends, patterns, and insights from data. I have seen an increase in job posts for this role. How much does this role pay? The annual salary in the U.S. is $112k, with some salaries reaching $200k.
I took a few classes in software development, and although I didn’t choose it as my career path, I quite enjoyed taking those classes. Software developers design, program, build, deploy, and maintain software. If you’re asking yourself if you need to learn coding languages for these types of roles, the answer is yes. But don’t shy away, learning code isn’t that hard. You’re just learning a different language so you can talk to the machine. Software developers make on average $114k, while many earn above the national average.
So there you have it, tech careers that will give you financial freedom. These tech industry roles are growing and need to be filled. At the end of the day, it is up to us to make our money grow. Take your salary and make it work for you.
