Re: Help...Where should I start?

In article <uTMkuKmzFHA.2076@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, billLASTINIT@dasi-
software.com says...
> "Ben Smith" <online_bensmi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1db493a78a52517e989828@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > In article <#f5MQrczFHA.2348@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, none@xxxxxxxx
> > says...
> >> What certification track pays the most??
> >
> > MCSD.
>
> While I would tend to agree, every certification based salary survey I've
> ever seen shows either the MCSD or the MCT as the highest paying cert, at
> least among Microsoft certifications. One of the Cisco certs, though,
> appears to pay even more, but I can't remember which one, or if it was
> perhaps another cert.

Really, the right answer to this is MBA, but that seemed outside the
scope of the question. CCIEs used to pull serious dough, but not so much
anymore. A good dev (web developers excluded) will make as much as any
non-manager in IT.

>
> But then, most surveys also show a very misleading statistic, that often
> those with NO COLLEGE often seem to earn more than those with two or
> four-year degrees. I think this is likely because those people also happen
> to be the ones that got into IT very early, like early 80's.
>
>
>
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