Who makes more?

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jgr208

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Networking with an associates or a Software engineer with a masters?

I am asking this since someone told me last night they will get their AS and make more then 100k a year and I won't make near that.
 
Depends more on your level of certification than whether you have an Associates or Bachelors degree. No formal classes are required to get cisco certifications, you just have to pass the certification exam (CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, etc).A high school graduate with a CCNA certification could make as much as many of those who start with a bachelors degree makes out of college, if not more. There is definitely money to be had in the networking field.
 
I'm talking pound to pound me with a Masters in the software engineering field vs someone in networking with an associates who will make more.
 
I wouldn't say that was a false statement he made but it is not always true. A network engineer with an AS degree with 15 years experience and the right certifications could qualify for a 6 figure job sure. I would say a network engineer who just got his degree and no certs or bottom feeder certs would have to know someone very well to get a 6 figure job. Software engineers seem to be more of a regional thing. Almost every company has a networking guy... not as many have software engineers.

I would guess that software engineers make more on average though.
 
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