{"id":1115,"date":"2016-10-05T17:18:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T00:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2016-10-19T17:22:14","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T00:22:14","slug":"5-reasons-to-become-a-computer-programmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/5-reasons-to-become-a-computer-programmer\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons to Become a Computer Programmer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you are thinking about a change in careers, or looking for a career that has plenty of jobs available, you should consider a career as a programmer.\u00a0 Learning to program is much easier than it seems, and taking online programming classes makes it easy and affordable to learn<\/a>.\u00a0 Here are the top 5 reasons learning to program and code is the way to go.<\/p>\n

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  1. Programming jobs are abundant. <\/strong>Unlike other career fields where demand can quickly dry up during poor economic conditions, programmers are in high demand all of the time. This means you can have a wide range of potential jobs as you become more proficient and experienced in programming.<\/li>\n
  2. Programming can open up new job opportunities at your current employer.<\/strong> Most every company has a need for programmers at some level, from writing code, to automating certain processes, to developing new products and solutions. In addition, programmers have much more telecommuting and flex-time opportunities than other careers.<\/li>\n
  3. Training and educational requirements are fewer compared to other decent paying careers.<\/strong> Learning programming can be accomplished fairly quickly, depending on your desire to start or change your career. It is possible to complete training in six months or less. After starting a new job as a programmer, you can continue to complete additional training courses to stay current on the latest technologies and further enhance your career opportunities.<\/li>\n
  4. Programmers\u2019 earnings are higher than most other career fields. <\/strong>\u00a0You will discover programming jobs tend to pay much more than other positions. In addition, programmers can work for a specific company, on a contract basis, or as freelancers working on multiple projects for several organizations. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 2014 median salary for programmers was $77,550, with salaries ranging from $44,140 to $127,640.<\/li>\n
  5. Programming helps you develop better creativity, critical thinking, reasoning, and problem solving skills. <\/strong>Programmers are responsible for developing new ways to solve problems, which requires the ability to essentially \u201cthink-outside-the-box\u201d to develop solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For more information about online IT and programming courses, or to get started on your training today, enroll online at GogoTraining, or contact us at 877.546.4446.<\/p>\n

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    http:\/\/money.usnews.com\/careers\/best-jobs\/computer-programmer\/salary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If you are thinking about a change in careers, or looking for a career that has plenty of jobs available, you should consider a career as a programmer.\u00a0 Learning to program is much easier than it seems, and taking online programming classes makes it easy and affordable to learn.\u00a0 Here are the top 5 reasons […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[194,195],"class_list":["post-1115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-it-asset-management","tag-it-courses-online","tag-online-it-courses"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1115"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1120,"href":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115\/revisions\/1120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}