First, it’s important to clarify what tech jobs are.
While definitions of a “tech job” can vary, one useful definition is:
- Any role that has to do with building, maintaining, and/or supporting software or hardware.
- Any role that has to do with supporting the user experience.
This definition applies no matter the type of company or industry. To get started in a tech career, you’ll likely enter the market in an entry-level position. Entry-level tech jobs are wide-reaching and interesting depending on your skills and interests.
But while researching a career transition into tech, you may encounter common myths that could discourage you from pursuing this path. By reading through some of them now, you can identify them as myths, bust them, and then proceed toward an exciting new career in an industry that has room for everyone.
4 Common Entry-Level Tech Job Myths
9.8%
Hiring in tech, information, and media rose by 9.8% from December 2022 to December 2023.
1. The tech industry is oversaturated.
Companies across industries need workers to power their tech, improve upon it, and create new ways of engaging consumers. This trend is growing, not decreasing – and workers like you are needed across the board. In fact, over the next 10 years, tech employment is expected to grow at about twice the rate of overall employment across the economy.
84%
of survey respondents said AI-powered tools gave them the “capacity to do more genuinely creative work themselves” by outsourcing certain tasks that allow them to focus on creativity.
2. Tech jobs are not creative.
On the contrary, tech jobs provide opportunities to work on projects that are exciting, challenging, and require out-of-the-box thinking. Expressing your creativity leads to unique problem-solving, innovation, and a focus on user-centric design. And in return, tech tools (including AI tools) can bring out workers’ creativity.
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72%
of CEOs are investing in upskilling their workforce in priority areas.
4. Working in tech means getting stuck on a narrow career path.
If you’re worried about making your way into tech and then feeling stuck, fear not. Due to the ever-changing nature of technology, opportunities for growth and upward mobility often come with the territory, especially considering companies want to retain tech employees so they can compete.
72%
The need for social skills has increased in 94% of occupations since around 1990.
4. Tech jobs are anti-social.
Like many, if not all, professions, tech jobs require significant teamwork and collaboration. Employers are looking for workers who possess both the necessary technical and soft skills that allow them to be well-rounded teammates capable of pursuing and reaching both personal and team goals.
How to Get Started: Landing an Entry-Level Tech Job
Don’t let myths hold you back from pursuing a career path full of exciting opportunities and benefits.
If you’re ready to pursue a tech career, here are some valuable resources to get you started:
- How to land an entry-level tech job
- How to train for the tech job you want
With 9.4 million tech jobs across the U.S. in 2023 – and a higher number expected once we tally the results of 2024 – now is a great time to pursue a tech job.