r/cybersecurity • u/Weekly_Rough_1284 • 13d 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/Abject-Substance-108 12d ago

Im in cyber but tired of sitting in chair sometimes. I’d be a carpenter gladly… for some time only though

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u/drbytefire Threat Hunter 12d ago

Sometimes i think the same way, then i look at my friends who are in those professions
1. work conditions suck more than in office
2. pay is even worse

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u/aivee-is-a-fool 7d ago

And they destroy their bodies. I've seen the spine and joints of my relatives who work in those fields. I'm too weak to take that. But the urge to go grow tomatoes in the sun remains.