How to get a high salary tech job without a degree
What certifications do you recommend taking for getting a job at Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple, etc.? I’ve been looking on Coursera and EdX.
It's less about certificates and more about experience. A certificate becomes a bullet point on the resume at best, and at worst it's ignored. You won't get into Google/Meta easily without solid experience.
Do one of those bootcamps that you don't have to pay for until you get hired. I've now know college dropouts making 200k+ now after 3-5 years of exp
These are usually a scam. Some require payment after you get any job, regardless of field. So if you go to the boot camp and can't find a tech job after, you still owe the money even if you land a job at Albertsons.
Some are scams, some are legit. Do your own research
Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer exam. Then get a GCP focused job
I'd highly recommend a local community college. Do a 2 year associates in computer science for the foundational knowledge. Almost guaranteed to come out with a basic understanding of object oriented programming. It's the most cost effective route. Then if you decide you want a bachelor's, you're half of the way there.
As many and as varied as possible. I know a person with no college but a bunch of experience and mid-tier Cisco and cloud certs pulling in over 200+ in the Midwest. Bit of a unicorn, actually.
Experience in product building companies which require a degree or experience at similar companies having the same requirement.
Join as Ops for a tech company —> jump to analyst for said tech company (still in ops)—> jump to another company as a non ops analyst or project manager —> jump to program manager
Bootcamp! But only one of the “good” ones (hack reactor, app academy, etc). If they have an option to pay up front, that’s what you should do. I did a bootcamp. First job right after graduating was 82k. Second job with 1YOE was 270k. Third job with 3YOE was 400k.
Get a basic bachelors degree, I think while it’s not needed on paper, it’s always best to have one.