How hard is it to become a PC technician?

I'm working on getting my A+ Certification, but while doing this I am looking over job listings, and all I see is ''2 years expirience required''I mean Ive worked with PC's and hardware for now 7 years, fixing other peoples computer problems, building systems of my own, I mean I dont know everything, I sitll have a good amount I can learn, but I can definately hold my own in most situationshow am I supposed to get expierence without expireience, stupid catch 22'sany advice on this? I think this career would be good for now, I mean I'm only 21 and have future plans like going to college for newtworking or soemthingbecides how much do these jobs pay anyway, I've heard alot about how much money Network Technicians make... like $10k a month? sounds kind of outrageous for something like this, I mean its just maintaining, monitoring and repairing business networks right? How hard is it to become a PC technician?
I know a guy who programmer and he makes 10k$ a month. Programming is better payed for sure. Dont know about technicians.How hard is it to become a PC technician?
I'm A+ certified. It's all a joke, I can get a decent job, but it's going to take a lot more than that and it's probably not good enough for now. lol, Go to a good college and get a real education.
[QUOTE=''WhiteSnake5000'']I'm A+ certified. It's all a joke, I can get a decent job, but it's going to take a lot more than that and it's probably not good enough for now. lol, Go to a good college and get a real education. [/QUOTE] So dont people in the real world take the A+ certificate very seriously then?
Not as seriously as a college education. It's something good to have, but definitely go to college.
I'm not from the US, but what's the difference between A+ and college/uni?
[QUOTE=''Wesker776'']I'm not from the US, but what's the difference between A+ and college/uni?[/QUOTE]A+ could be the equivalant to a TAFE certificate or diploma - that's my guess.I agree, experience needed, but how to get that experience?
[QUOTE=''WhiteSnake5000'']I'm A+ certified. It's all a joke, I can get a decent job, but it's going to take a lot more than that and it's probably not good enough for now. lol, Go to a good college and get a real education. [/QUOTE]yea like I said I will go to college for newtworkingbeing a PC technician is only a temporary solution, to get on my feet, get a good car, and get my own place[QUOTE=''domke13'']I know a guy who programmer and he makes 10k$ a month. Programming is better payed for sure. Dont know about technicians.[/QUOTE]cept I suck horribly at math, I am not fast with it
so no one else has any imput or advice on my situation?
[QUOTE=''TicTac8745''][QUOTE=''Wesker776'']I'm not from the US, but what's the difference between A+ and college/uni?[/QUOTE]A+ could be the equivalant to a TAFE certificate or diploma - that's my guess.I agree, experience needed, but how to get that experience? [/QUOTE]Oh, now I get it. XD
I'm working as a network technician right now. I have no certifications, no college degree (I will after next semester), but a lot of experience. I've always thought that certificates kind of replace experience if they're general ones like A+ and Network+. For example ''2 years experience OR A+ certified.''I've been doing network technician jobs since I was a sophomore in highschool. The best way you can get experience is to network with people who do the same thing. You have to know somebody who knows somebody to get a job. Once you prove your worth though, people will hire you anywhere :)Go to every college career fair that you can. People are recruiting two types of workers right now at an extreme rate: nurses and IT guys. Even if you don't get a job, talking to someone in the field face to face can result in some valuable advice as far as what to do to get that job or a similar one in the future.Apply for jobs at places like Charter, Comcast, AT%26T, and other internet providers for their help desk. Help desk experience is valuable.There are a lot of things you could do...
[QUOTE=''D9-THC'']I'm working as a network technician right now. I have no certifications, no college degree (I will after next semester), but a lot of experience. I've always thought that certificates kind of replace experience if they're general ones like A+ and Network+. For example ''2 years experience OR A+ certified.''I've been doing network technician jobs since I was a sophomore in highschool. The best way you can get experience is to network with people who do the same thing. You have to know somebody who knows somebody to get a job. Once you prove your worth though, people will hire you anywhere :)Go to every college career fair that you can. People are recruiting two types of workers right now at an extreme rate: nurses and IT guys. Even if you don't get a job, talking to someone in the field face to face can result in some valuable advice as far as what to do to get that job or a similar one in the future.Apply for jobs at places like Charter, Comcast, AT%26T, and other internet providers for their help desk. Help desk experience is valuable.There are a lot of things you could do...[/QUOTE]how much do you make a year?and thanks
Just wanted to say... don't become a PC technician in the long run - you're going to be limiting yourself with entry level salary. It's okay if you just need that type of job to pass on by; but if you want a high paying job in the computing industry, study up on IT administration/management, software engineer, hardware engineer. While you're in college make sure to take some courses on financial management - holy buttocks, I regret not having taken this class sooner - definitely comes in handy on figuring out a plan on saving.
Alrighty...this is actually quite interesting.I have an A+ certification that I got several years ago. I worked as a PC tech for CompUSA before they closed my store...worked there for 3 years. In all honesty, its nice to have that cert. and all, but most of the stuff you will learn on the job, cuz the cert. doesn't teach you the practical stuff...just the concepts.Since then I started working part-time for Computer Sciences Corporation (aka. intern). I have a guaranteed position for me once I graduate (Computer Engineering is taking me alittle longer than expected). I work in Information Security and Assurance, working for the government...since CSC is a gov't contractor. My technical title is ''Network Technician.'' Now I know of NO network technicians in the industry that makes more than 2K a month. I make around that. The title network technician signifies that they are a professional without a degree. Now, what you may be thinking of is a Cisco Network Professional (aka. Network Engineers). They can easily make 10k a month because they are in high demand. Most of the time, they also have a degree on top of that.I have a Cisco Network Associate certification, so I could be making more than what I am if I went elsewhere...but I wouldn't be doing exactly what I want to do...and only my current job can offer that.But anyways, being a PC tech is pretty easy. I found the work pretty enjoyable when the customers weren't complete a$$holes. The A+ cert has gotten a little more difficult since I took it...I think they have different categories of the A+ that you can get, sort of like have a specialty. The A+ certification is always good to have, since it is an entry level certification. You can build upon that knowledge to get better certifications.Well, good luck in whatever you do.
I'd rather work at Target while i go to school, i've heard the nightmares from people who were technicians.
Just wanted to offer my two cents - you could maybe consider me a technician. I did private consulting in high school to make $$, and went to a 4 year college to get a degree in compsci. I'm currently attending grad school in computer engineering, but I've never gotten A+ certified or anything. I've gotten through grad school so far on technical jobs, and I don't foresee any shortage in the future. Basically, my take is that college is important - the earned piece of paper goes a long way to making people trust you, and you might even learn a thing or two near the end ;). After you get your foot in the door and show that you're competent, credentials become way less important.