How You Can Break Into Tech WITHOUT Being A Dev - Issue #35

Hey friend! I want to stress awareness/empathy when it comes to the job search. Not every person needs to become a developer to get into tech. There is nothing wrong with pursuing a developer career but I also feel like this is the ‘golden standard’ and so many people are so focused on becoming a developer that they don’t realize there are a SLEW of other career paths you can pursue in tech and MAKE GOOD MONEY! 

I posted about this last week and had so many responses that I wanted to share them with you! If you have friends that want to get into tech then send them this list!

• Tech Recruiter

• Business Analyst

• Data Analyst

• Project Manager

• Product Owner

• Scrum Master

• Manual Test Engineer

• IAM Engineer

• Develop Relations & Tech Community Management roles

• Solution Architect

• Customer Success Manager

• Implementation Consultant

• HR

• DEI Program Manager

• People Operations

Here are some other comments that were made by individuals on my post: 

• “My career started with a technical support role and it laid such a great foundation for all of the roles that followed. Support shouldn’t be overlooked for those looking to get into the field!

• “I went from working in hospital labs/blood banks for two years, then transitioned into healthcare IT (but not as a developer). Been there for the last 20 years!”

• “CISSP opens a ton of doors for security roles, devops is a big thing, and there’s the whole network / infrastructure / hardware/ support side of things as well.”

Thank you for taking time to read this! I know there are a bajillion email newsletters so thank you for being apart of this community! If you need me, join my texting community 615-235-5650. I answer questions the fastest on that platform! 

-Taylor