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19 IT Career Fields

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Every field below covers what the role actually involves day to day, the skills a beginner genuinely needs to start, how to break in with no experience, and how pay typically grows — written for someone who hasn't worked in tech yet, not someone hiring for it.

Development

Frontend Developer

Build the part of a website or app that people actually see and click.

Entry pay: Average→

Backend Developer

Build the server, database and logic that power what users see.

Entry pay: Above average→

Full Stack Developer

Comfortable on both sides of the app — the screen and the server behind it.

Entry pay: Average→

Data

Data Analyst

Turn raw numbers into answers a business can actually act on.

Entry pay: Average→

Data Scientist

Build models that predict, classify or recommend from data.

Entry pay: Above average→

Data Engineer

Build the pipelines that move and clean data so analysts and models can use it.

Entry pay: Above average→

Mobile

Mobile App Developer

Build the apps people use directly from their phone.

Entry pay: Average→

Gaming

Game Developer

Build the interactive worlds and mechanics people actually play.

Entry pay: Below average→

Enterprise Systems

Mainframe Developer

Keep the systems banks, airlines and insurers actually run on working.

Entry pay: Average→

Database Administrator (DBA)

Keep a company's data safe, fast, and always available.

Entry pay: Average→
Guidance

SAP Consultant

Configure and support the software large enterprises run their operations on.

Entry pay: Average→

QA & Testing

QA / Software Test Engineer

Find the bugs before your users do.

Entry pay: Below average→

Infrastructure & Support

Guidance

Network Engineer

Design, build and keep running the networks everything else depends on.

Entry pay: Average→
Guidance

Desktop Support / System Administrator

Keep every employee's computer, software and access actually working.

Entry pay: Below average→

Cloud Engineer

Build and manage the infrastructure that runs on AWS, Azure or GCP instead of a physical server room.

Entry pay: Above average→

DevOps Engineer

Automate how code gets from a developer's laptop to a live, running application.

Entry pay: Above average→

Security

Cybersecurity Analyst

Find and stop the ways a company's systems could be attacked.

Entry pay: Average→

Design

UI/UX Designer

Decide how an app should look and feel — and make sure it actually makes sense to use.

Entry pay: Average→

Business & Management

Business Analyst (IT)

Translate what a business actually needs into something a tech team can build.

Entry pay: Average→