1.

Computer support specialist

If you enjoy working with people and helping them with their “IT problems”, this might
be for you. You get ups and downs, as well as a lot of variety every day. And hey,
sometimes you get a laugh at a problem that’s just outlandish.

Support specialists provide customer services for the public, often from call centers,
or work in a company's information technology (IT) department, helping other
employees.

The average salary: 42,000 USD / year

2. Software developer
Do you want the job perks of working at a Googleplex? Or the pride in saying you
develop for Facebook? If you enjoy writing code, solving problems, and developing
programmes, a job like this will suit you perfectly.

Software developers invent applications, from simple ones, that can show you where
you can find an available parking space in a city, to more complex ones, that can
help people with disabilities and make a difference in the world.

The average salary: 41,000 USD/ year.

3. Computer systems engineer

If you’re more the type that likes to solve puzzles, or that doesn’t give up whenever
there is something that needs to be fixed or repaired, a job as a computer engineer
might be the perfect fit for you.

The computer systems engineers are the ones that design, install, maintain and
repair computer systems. They are responsible for configuring servers and may
recommend users to change their computers to an alternative system or install an
entirely new one.

In addition, a computer engineer will also have to examine the costs and the benefits
of the systems and create new user documentation.

Basically, you will be the most important person in somebody’s life, and you will
rescue them whenever a problem comes along. And, besides this, you will also have
an average salary of 70,600 USD / year, which is not too bad!

4. Business intelligence analyst

This is a fancy title and, in a way, it’s really appropriate, because you get to combine
two roles: a semi-business man and an IT expert.
Intelligence analysts should know a little bit of everything from the Computer Science
field, like data mining and data storage structures. Apart from IT skills, you should
also possess excellent presentation skills, as you have to make sure you
communicate effectively and clearly with managers and clients.

The average salary: 66,000 USD / year.

5. Web developer
If you’re more of a creative spirit and always critique the bad design of websites, you
should consider a job as a web developer. You can build and design a website for
any company, public institution, online retailer, NGO, and more.

Before you develop a website, you have to consult with the client, which can
sometimes cover several departments of a company or organisation (management,
sales, marketing, etc.). You will have to make sure the final result meets their desires
and expectations, as well as give it your personal twist and look.

The average salary: 33,000 USD / year.

6. Software quality assurance (QA) tester

If you can easily checkmate someone in two or three moves, then maybe the logical
skills of a software quality assurance tester will sound great to you. QA engineers or
testers will have to monitor every stage in a software development and check if it
meets all the standards that were set by the development company.

QA testers are responsible for analysing software products before they are released
and ensure a project is completed by a deadline, while also meeting the budget
requirements, as well.

The average salary: 58,100 USD / year.

7. IT security analyst
Become a hacker! No, not the kind that goes underground while the government
sends secret services to hunt you down, but white hat hackers, or ethical hackers,
that are very much needed in the Cyber Security industry.

What you will do is called ‘exception testing’: the more the tests (hacks) fail, the more
likely the system is to be secure. So, the better your tests (hacks), the better the
system.

The average salary: 66,700 USD / year.

8. Computer Science teacher

Whether it’s adult education, high school or university, students need teachers,
lecturers or tutors.

If you’re already studying IT, think about how instrumental your teacher has been for
your studies. Now imagine how much you could help someone else studying IT, or
how you could influence the careers of hundreds of students!

The average salary: 58,700 USD / year.

9. IT scientific researcher
Computer scientists are needed in every branch of science, and they can lead to
some extremely interesting areas of research or scientific development, including the
development of medicine.

Or how about looking to the future of space travel, artificial intelligence, or

computation cognitive neuroscience? Think about saying that at a party, huh?

The average salary: 77,000 USD / year.