With the world of computer always changing and growing around us you find your self asking if worth it to start working on them for a living. Well my answer is it's not worth just to become a basic computer tech. Becoming a computer tech is not hard at all and usually dose not pay that well. Becoming a admin or a more advance computer tech is worth it . Now you might be asking why will the simple fact is a basic computer tech can just a little more then what most user can do at home on their own. On the other hand there are a lot jobs in the computer field jobs in networking, servers, programing and more that are worth it.Now keep in mind if you are looking for a easy job then keep looking the world of computers is very hard and stressful job to deal with it but every awarding. The one thing that you can never stop doing in this felid would be to stop learning because know one in this field can know everything there just way to much to know.
Now when picking what job you want to do in the computer field and where you want to work can be hard. I myself got lucky and work for a small company that dose everything. We work on servers, networks, computers, we are aspect to be able to handle anything that comes are way. Which is really stressful at times, but when you learn how to router a network or you solve a problem that was difficult then it all worth it. To work with computers you should be able to think logically, be able to solve problems on the fly, good with math and able to learn quickly. Oh and you will need good communication skills. You might be asking yourself why communication, well being a computer tech of any level you will need to be able to talk to your costumer and document your findings too. Computer tech just don't sit in the dark corner of the offices waiting for computers to fix.
If you still think this job might before you then start looking at schools find a school with a good computer program. After school find a job in the field. Now it time to work on your certifications. There are many different certifications you can get depending one what you want to do. So take come time and look them up and start getting those. They will really help you get your foot in the door.
Remember that as computer tech you will need to know more then just computers. The company that you work for will most likely have you fix anything that has power going to it. So be ready to think on your feet. Also one thing to keep in mind when deciding is that you might not work 9-5 and you could be called in at all hours of the night if anything happens. Also you haft to be able to deal with pissed off people.
With all that said I would not change my job for any other job. I love learning new things and the feel you get at the end of the day when you defeated that computer or network that just would not work. My finally words of advice is to forget about money and find a job that makes you happy to go to work every day and dose not fully suck all the life out of you.
