I think its often refering to jobs at companies like google, apple, microsoft that pay 100k+ salaries.

Information technology is pretty broad. Did that degree involve any programming or other aspects of software engineering? If so, then it is related imo. If not, it might help your resume a bit but I wouldn’t call it particularly related.

great question. ive been wondering this as well. im currently pursuing an advanced associates degree in computer programming & analysis. job listings scare me though, im not sure if i can put up a fight against a university student with their bachelors, so i’m thinking of taking the bridge to a university, doing an extra 2 years so 5yrs total schooling, to get my bachelors in computer science.

@@jyalexander9473 thats awesome! Im not sure how I wanna go about it after I finish my associates. I dont know if it would be smarter to pursue a job and get experience first before trying for a bachelors or see how much the job growth and oppurtunities will change within the coming years

It depends a bit on where you’re located, the jobs you apply to, what school it is, etc. That said, it’s generally a lot easier to get a software engineering job with a bachelor’s degree. That’s not to say it’s impossible with an associate’s, just much harder.

@@ConnerArdman Thank you for responding it is helpful. Do you think programming jobs as a whole would be harder to obtain with only a associates?

Yes. Again, not impossible, but why would an employer choose someone with an associate’s over a bachelor’s if all else is equal? Just like a coding bootcamp though, it is absolutely still possible to find a job.

Of course it’s possible. It’s possible for nearly anyone. Will your prior experience be helpful? Maybe a tad, but honestly not much unless it involved coding in some way.

@@ConnerArdman thank you

@@ConnerArdman I'm watching your videos for start

Having strong math skills can be useful if you pursue specific subfields of computer science that are math heavy (graphics, game development, machine learning, etc.), but if you just go for general software engineering jobs doing things like web or mobile development, most likely you won't see any significant amount of math on the job. It sounds like pursuing one of those fields (or data science) could be a good path for you, but of course only you know what's interesting to you. As for doing both data science and software engineering, not really. They are different jobs. As a data scientist, you might write some code, and as a software engineer in certain jobs you might do a bit of data science work, but ultimately they are different jobs. You certainly can learn both skills and even try your hand at both jobs (I know a lot of people who have transitioned from one to the other), but very few jobs would entail doing a significant amount of both at once. As for math "hating", I don't think that is the case at all. I don't hate math and I don't think most other software engineers do. I don't use it often because it isn't directly applicable to the goals I am trying to achieve, not because I dislike it.

@@ConnerArdman Thanks for the response. As a high schooler, this really help me decide my future. Currently, i view both of them as very adorable fields. So the best option for me is to have both skillset chose what i love more. I love data science because of the fact that it is a mixture of both CS and math. I love software engineering because of the problem solving nature of it. I know this is hard, but getting a job as a swe and freelance as a data scientist seems a reasonable option as well.