Get a High-Tech Job After Just Two Years?
How many years of school do you need to prepare yourself for an exciting high-tech job?
Maybe not as many as you might think.
While there are a lot of great opportunities out there for those who earn four-year college degrees, not all high-tech work takes that much schooling. In fact, did you know that eleven of the Top 20 most in-demand jobs in Virginia require only a certification or a two-year associate’s degree? That’s more than half of the most popular jobs in the state!
Not one of these exciting hi-tech jobs require a four-year college education–just a two-year associate’s degree or a comparable certification. And hands-on high-tech workers like electricians, machinists and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) technicians can earn as much as $25 per hour, plus much more for overtime work!
Websites like knowhowvirginia.org and vaview.org can give you information about many more careers like these that are available right here in Virginia—along with schooling you’ll need and the salary you might expect for each.
What kind of jobs are we talking about? Well, here are five examples, with the average national salary for each:
- Surveying Techinicians ($32,780)
- Biological Technicians ($34,450)
- Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians ($58,830)
- Nuclear Monitoring Technicians ($58,830)
- Computer Support Technician ($43,620)
