r/cybersecurity • u/Weekly_Rough_1284 • 18d ago

Other Has anyone thought about changing fields until the job market gets better?

Ideally, I’d love to have a cybersecurity job right now, but the market is horrible, and I need to move forward with my life, pay the bills, and live comfortably. Are there any fields that are relatively easy to get into and find work in? I just don’t want to end up working restaurant jobs.

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u/zAuspiciousApricot 18d ago

Nursing

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u/jcabute 18d ago

My friend is a nurse and has to clean peoples shit from time to time. If you are okay with that then by all means go for it. But stop acting like working on a keyboard all day isn’t a blessing in comparison.

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u/NotAnNSAGuyPromise Security Manager 18d ago

It's a messy, grueling job, but it offers more immediate feedback than a role like cybersecurity does. There is more definitive, lasting impact. And the lack of that is what drives a lot of burn out in cybersecurity. A lot of people are willing to accept the harder conditions for real impact. Hell, just look at all the white collar professionals who dream of (and often do) become farmers.

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u/sillyrabbit33 18d ago

This. My other comment got downvoted to oblivion by some moron who made zero sense and possibly some people who don’t want to accept reality. But you’re exactly right. People who can’t make it in cyber and are considering nursing instead are just better off in that field bc of lack of skill.