I'm currently 26. I have a B.B.A and will graduate this December with my M.B.A. I have no certifications currently in the computer/networking industry, but I'm pretty much a badass with Microsoft, Citrix and several other softwares and Cisco hardware. I currently make just above $86,000 per year. I think certifications are a good thing, but anymore there seem to be just too many people that can read a Cisco book and take the CCNA exam, and boom..companies hire them because of the CCIA.
I have a friend that has his CCNA, went to work for a company that hired him specifically because of that. He still asks me questions every once in a while about Cisco IOS or whatnot. It's sad that he has his CCNA, though knows no applicable skills to use it for.
My girlfriend currently has her LVN and in the next year or so will have her RN. Good money in that profession for sure.
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