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Computers and Math Careers
Well, obviously these “computer” things were just a fad. It was fun while it lasted, but now that we’ve all gotten our fill of, you know…social media, and professional software, and being able to look up anything we want on our phones so we can avoid all human contact…technology has pretty much worn out its welcome.
Or…not.
As has been the case for quite a few years now, it’s apparent that jobs in the computer field are only going to grow, in both range of opportunities and in degree of compensation. If you’re a whiz on the computer, you’re a whiz at life. And no one will be able to take a whiz all over you. Metaphorically speaking.
When you throw other math-related careers into the mix, the outlook is just about as good. There’s mad money to be made in finance, actuarial sciences, cryptography…about the only situation in which you might not be making gobs of money is as a math teacher, unfortunately. Unless you’re a math teacher who, on the side, decrypts encoded correspondence for the CIA.
The only thing is that…entire generations now are being brought up on computers. The knowledge isn’t as specialized or rare as it was 20, 30 years ago. So you really have to go above and beyond, and make most other computer nerds look like complete meatheads. You have to vanish into the matrix, as it were, and cause all those around you to cower in the presence of your formidable, code-crazed mind.
Offices need IT guys, software companies need talented programmers, coders and analysts, the U.S. government needs experts who can help roll-out the next error-riddled federal program that will frustrate and infuriate leagues of hapless users…so yeah, you could say there’s a demand for people like you.
However, hands-down the best thing about becoming educated in the world of computers is that, when the robot uprising comes, you’ll be able to speak their language, and you may have a fighting chance of convincing them to spare you.
Just don’t bring up Wall-E when making your case. He’s not as popular in the robot community as you might suspect.