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What are some underrated yet well paid jobs that one should consider and why ? (lemmings.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by gunpachi@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Looking forward to seeing some interesting jobs I haven't really thought about. Bonus points if it's an IT job.

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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 38 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If you learn to code in COBOL, there will always be demand for your coding skills. But you'll want to kill yourself because the only code you'll ever get to work on is half-century-old spaghetti that has absurdly high uptime requirements.

[–] Shoe@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Currently working on a programme of work for a huge client whose core system is still running the same COBOL spaghetti that was written in the 80s. The demand for COBOL developers to support or update these systems, and the compensation they get, is wild.

[–] 0_0j@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Ok, installing COBOL now 😂

[–] ShadowCatEXE@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

The course I took in college had 2 required classes for COBOL. A large majority of students did not like it, but I understand why it was (and still is) being taught. Huge demand. I enjoyed it at first, but then gradually started to dislike it, especially when getting into more complex problems. I'd have commically large files where 60-70% of the file itself is taken up by data definitions. Not to mention that the logic itself could probably be a fraction of the size in higher level languages... Not forgetting to properly tab your code was also hard to get used to. I'd consistently lose marks on that.

If you can learn to love it, it's probably a fantastic career path...

Those who do enjoy it, I really do envy you. I really did want to like it, but it just didn't work out.