I want to college to study networking, but I really don't know what it is or what people do in their daily lives as networking agents. I know that you hook up computers but I don't know what else they do in their daily routines. Ill also be about 35 when I hit the field. The course ill be taking can go 2 years for a certificate or 4 years for a degree, I would be going for the full 4.
My school estimates that I'll be able to earn between 50 to 70k to start out. How true is this for people that are in this field? I have heard that the job can differ from companies where you do a lot and then there are companies where it is easy. I don't want to sound lazy because I'm not, just trying to figure out my life plan and what I am getting into. I don't want to spend thousands of dollars going for something that I'll wind up hating.
What do pepole with CCNA and above do? What is the hierarchy of jobs in the networking field? How woud you rate stress on the job? If anyone could give me their perspective it would be awesome. Thank you for your time.