I'm A Computer Technician And I Make As Much As A Security Guard

Start your own business, repair and build computers for old people so they can chat with their kids. Niche market that's the key and being your own boss, you just have to learn to be a people person. Selling yourself is the key to success in anything, just be attractive friendly and personable and you will be successful in anything.

what planet you live?

There is a possibility you suck at what you do.

I quit programming in c#/C/C+/C++ a few years ago and got back into wrenching on cars. In the middle of a 4.2l engine in a ford truck install, and no matter how dirty, bloody, agitated I get, it's still less stressful than dealing with the IT crap.

Turned my PC into a gamer now, no work programs on it, and couldn't be happier.

Really smart people are average?

The company I work for doesn't have a 3 story building but we did install all our computers and our video camera system and networks ourselves.

We've NEVER had a "computer technician" come in for any of it.

An American has no chance wasting his life in IT unless you are at the top of the ladder,the workers are imported from India where its cheaper too train these people and they have more qualifications and will work for a bag of peanuts and dont ask for anything else,they will try and out do you at every turn constantly under cutting you,they dont need a living wage,the American worker wants everything and the weekends off.

This is what globalization is all about,we the slave workers dont come into the equation,they dont cr about our lives.

Stop playing the game.