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Poki

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Just for shits and grins...thinking abput changing careers. Something in STEM. Currently a senior application developer. Would love 150k+ a year, no ideas what standard jobs in STEM pays that.
 

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Just for shits and grins...thinking abput changing careers. Something in STEM. Currently a senior application developer. Would love 150k+ a year, no ideas what standard jobs in STEM pays that.
Well I'm sure some people on the forum work in STEM, I'd assume they'd need people with your skillset but don't know about the salary - I doubt you'd get that in the public sector though who knows. Not that I'm telling you anything you don't already know.
A career change once you're senior anything in a specialized field can be a bit difficult if you're not the one creating the job (entrepreneur).

Why STEM? Do you have any concrete ideas of the type of thing your skillset and more importantly your track record would match?

I mean resumes don't really say "hey I'm really good at learning everything superfast and most recruiters don't take risks.

Have you thought of a middle ground like google and co?
 

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Well I'm sure some people on the forum work in STEM, I'd assume they'd need people with your skillset but don't know about the salary - I doubt you'd get that in the public sector though who knows. Not that I'm telling you anything you don't already know.
A career change once you're senior anything in a specialized field can be a bit difficult if you're not the one creating the job (entrepreneur).

Why STEM? Do you have any concrete ideas of the type of thing your skillset and more importantly your track record would match?

I mean resumes don't really say "hey I'm really good at learning everything superfast and most recruiters don't take risks.

Have you thought of a middle ground like google and co?

I really enjoy STEM fields, thinking about systems design and possibly going entrepeneur. I just came across google jobs, gonna look into that more. The 150k+ goal seems a bit lofty which is why i was asking on here. STEM from what i have seen in searches pulls in 75-100k.

Contemplating being a consultant also.
 
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