Any tech skills that will enable me to make over $250k a year, either as an independent consultant or as an employee. I have come to the realization that I am not cut out for management roles in consulting or engineering roles in tech.
I think I am more suited for hands-on engineering/technology roles in technology implementation projects.

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If you can be customer facing as an individual contributor, you can make good money as a solution architect

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Basically any IC role at Facebook. Friend there knows sql pretty well and her job is to run bespoke analytics for Facebook clients. Clearing well over $250K. No data science or hardcore coding required.

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Where are the positions usually? (geographically)

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Go all in on Azure and AWS

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You can easily make 250k as a functional tech person outside of a firm in a software company within their services org or in a customer success role. No management skills required. No coding required.

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Expect all of this to drop soon. With change in government, we will be back to oversupply from abroad again.

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Yeah, the tough part about making more money when you’re in a straight technology implementation role (no management or sales responsibilities) is many times they don’t understand the difference between a (for example) 15 yr. cloud architect and a 5 yr. cloud architect. Tend to hit a pay wall unless working in a specialized area to give you a competitive advantage (which may also be risky personally).

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Dynamics, not SAP

Oracle EPM, you can hit that pay in 5-6 years if you are good, if you suck 130k, if you are a start 350-400k(as an independent)

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Salesforce Certified Technical Architect. There's like 500 people worldwide who hold that certification. You'll be set.

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Think harder than the bar exam

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Customer facing Cloud Migration leadership

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What would that specifically be at Deloitte? The team that handles managed services?

Coding

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Stock at FAANG is better than base salary

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Try AI and ML or data scientists. You can easily make in one year

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Coding, way to go

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What? No he becomes a software engineer..

Cloud, AR/VR, AI alogo / models

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You can make that salary as a Senior Manager/Director at any major firm. Historically, ERP has been a proven path, but there are other good suggestions in this thread.

Eventually you’ll need SCALE—- whether that’s sales or IP/product. You can definitely attain this income as an SMR, even up to $500k for specialized roles with an industry expertise and good/lasting client relationships.

Good luck!

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If you’re married and your spouse gets decent healthcare/insurance for the whole family, going independent is not a bad option if you have connections and a good relationship in the industry. In a government consulting world, you can get anywhere from $100-200 hourly rate based on your skill set and experience. Mid range of that could get you the 250k net income after taxes and fees.

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AI is in demand

Client facing Solution architecture

Or you can make it without client relationships, but you’ll need calculus.

Easily gross way more than that in cloud. Go all in on Azure/AWS +/- DevOps, you’d be all set.

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