<p>I have worked with a lot of people who are IT professionals, and the problem with a lot of them is that they can’t explain what they are doing to the end user. Many projects end up not doing what the users need because the two groups can’t understand each other. If you can translate from IT speak into English, then you will be valued. And you won’t have to spend your day in front of a keyboard- you can talk to people. Although you may have to start out in front of a keyboard in order to find the right job, in order to get the work credentials to be believable in that type of role.</p>
<p>Other things to think about are that jobs are different from learning about the same subject, you may like a job better than taking classes- my brother in law got into that trap and ended up in a career that he loved learning about but didn’t like the work. A separate observation I have made from the work force: the best IT people are all about solving problems. Would you like to help people solve problems? Why not finish your degree, and try out a job? What do you have to lose?</p>