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I have developed a plan that in theory should allow me to become rich while being employed. I understand being employed is not the best way to become rich, and I also understand that making like 500k does not make you rich. I'm being broad when I use the term "rich" in this thread. Feel free to let me know your thoughts of my plan.
My plan to get rich.
Step 0: For the first step, I'll choose a career where you can make over 100k within your first 5 years of working. I decided that I would like to be a computer programmer. Now, I've done some research on this. From what I found software engineering is saturated at the entry-level. But once you climb the ladder a bit and you reach a point to where your getting offered mid-level positions, your "set" and you won't have to worry about not getting a job. I decided that I'll get a bachelors degree in Computer Science, and I'll get a minor in mathematics. Programming is built on math, and this is especially important because programmers need to have the ability to understand algorithms. In my opinion, the key to getting rich when your employed is being invaluable to employers. You need to be irreplaceable, and you need leverage over your employer. There are lots of people who have a computer science degree, and there are also a lot of people who get an additional math minor alongside this degree. However, being in that group of "CS people who are proficient in math" is already a great start.
Let's look at some of the data about Software Developers/Computer Programmer/Software Engineers.
So it seems that the data suggests that starting off, programmers on average can expect to make around 85k a year. In general it seems that the range is between 60k-100k for an entry-level programmer. Not bad at all. For all computer science occupations, we can broadly say that programmers make around 110k a year. There are certainly exceptions to this data, but generally speaking this is what seems to be accurate.
Step 1: So now I know what career I want to pursue. Now it's time to put together an action plan that will allow me to gain all the valuable skills that I would need to succeed as a programmer. So I settled on going the college route. I got offered admission into a state school for computer science and they state that if I complete 24 credits at a community college, I would receive admission into the school. So first I signed up for 13 credits in the summer. After those credits have been completed, I will take another 13 credits in the fall. After the fall session has ended, than I should be able to transfer to the state school.
Step 2: As this point, I have completed 24-26 credits at a CC and I have transferred them into the state school of which I am now a student of. My main goal here is to get my bachelors in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics. I'll join 2-3 clubs that are all related to programming. In addition, I will also design 3-5 high quality CS projects. During the summers of college, I will bang out some credits, learn coding languages, and I'll attempt to get an internship.
Step 3: The prerequisite for this step is to have graduated college. Now that I have skills that prove I am a proficient programmer, I can start working at a company. I'm going to try and make at least 60k a year, which is very reasonable. Within the first 5 years, thanks to job hopping or general career progression, I should be able to make at least 100k a year.
Step 4: Now I'm making over 100k a year, and I'm still kinda young at this point. I'll use my previous and current work experience as well as my skillset to generate a higher income for myself. Within ten years of this step, I may be able to make the same salary as a surgeon.
My plan to get rich.
Step 0: For the first step, I'll choose a career where you can make over 100k within your first 5 years of working. I decided that I would like to be a computer programmer. Now, I've done some research on this. From what I found software engineering is saturated at the entry-level. But once you climb the ladder a bit and you reach a point to where your getting offered mid-level positions, your "set" and you won't have to worry about not getting a job. I decided that I'll get a bachelors degree in Computer Science, and I'll get a minor in mathematics. Programming is built on math, and this is especially important because programmers need to have the ability to understand algorithms. In my opinion, the key to getting rich when your employed is being invaluable to employers. You need to be irreplaceable, and you need leverage over your employer. There are lots of people who have a computer science degree, and there are also a lot of people who get an additional math minor alongside this degree. However, being in that group of "CS people who are proficient in math" is already a great start.
Let's look at some of the data about Software Developers/Computer Programmer/Software Engineers.
So it seems that the data suggests that starting off, programmers on average can expect to make around 85k a year. In general it seems that the range is between 60k-100k for an entry-level programmer. Not bad at all. For all computer science occupations, we can broadly say that programmers make around 110k a year. There are certainly exceptions to this data, but generally speaking this is what seems to be accurate.
Step 1: So now I know what career I want to pursue. Now it's time to put together an action plan that will allow me to gain all the valuable skills that I would need to succeed as a programmer. So I settled on going the college route. I got offered admission into a state school for computer science and they state that if I complete 24 credits at a community college, I would receive admission into the school. So first I signed up for 13 credits in the summer. After those credits have been completed, I will take another 13 credits in the fall. After the fall session has ended, than I should be able to transfer to the state school.
Step 2: As this point, I have completed 24-26 credits at a CC and I have transferred them into the state school of which I am now a student of. My main goal here is to get my bachelors in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics. I'll join 2-3 clubs that are all related to programming. In addition, I will also design 3-5 high quality CS projects. During the summers of college, I will bang out some credits, learn coding languages, and I'll attempt to get an internship.
Step 3: The prerequisite for this step is to have graduated college. Now that I have skills that prove I am a proficient programmer, I can start working at a company. I'm going to try and make at least 60k a year, which is very reasonable. Within the first 5 years, thanks to job hopping or general career progression, I should be able to make at least 100k a year.
Step 4: Now I'm making over 100k a year, and I'm still kinda young at this point. I'll use my previous and current work experience as well as my skillset to generate a higher income for myself. Within ten years of this step, I may be able to make the same salary as a surgeon.
