Information Technology (IT) careers have been the go-to field for many computer, maths, and engineering-oriented students and professionals for more than half a century. The nature of many of those jobs have changed quickly over the years from archaic positions like punch-card processor and many types of programmers, to future positions beginning now like cloud architects and capacity planners. Despite the many rapid changes, the IT field remains one of the fastest-growing, hottest career fields ever.
There are a number of ways to enter the IT field, from getting a low-level position out of high school, joining the military to enter a technical field, getting an IT-based degree from a college or university and more. Professionals currently working in non-IT fields may take night classes or external training like Microsoft Training Courses to enhance their skills.