Tech Assistant
Service-Based (Solo)
Barrier to Entry
1/10
Short-term Potential
2/10
Long-term Potential
2/10
Risk
1/10
Big Audience or Ad Money Required
No
Income Potential
$
Salary Research
Monthly: $1,689 - $3,686 Average: $2,495 Hourly: $13.77 - $30.04 Average: $20.34
Pros
- • Fairly simple job especially if you've been into your tech your whole life - troubleshooting apps, running Windows updates, account creation, password resetting etc.
- • Great place to start if you want to get into the tech industry
- • Lots of free resources online to learn and advance your skills - IT certificates such as Network+, Security+, Helpdesk etc.
- • With these certificates and experience, you'll be able to land even more high paying jobs in the field such as Cybersecurity
Cons
- • Have to deal with grumpy customers that expect you to wave a magic wand and fix their problems
- • Depending on the type of work you do, can be a pretty stressful job having to deal with people’s technical issues
- • Lots of support jobs involve working odd shifts