Support Specialist
By Abby Walgurski
What does a support specialist do?
A support specialist fixes computers and teaches other people how to use computers.
Why you chose this career?
I chose this career because I love to help my family out when our computer isn't working and teaching them other things on the computer because it seems fun and easy for me.
What skills will you need for this job?
For this job, I would need several months in training so I could expand my learning on computers.
What degree would you need for this job?
For this job, you could have associate/bachelor degrees.
Plus, post secondary training might be enough. Post secondary training is good to have, but getting a degree is better.
What branch of science most of this career falls under?
This job would fall under life and physical science. Life science has to do with living things and physical science has to do with building something. You teach other people how to use a computer & you help fix things.
Sites
http://reviewschools.org/blog/2008/08/career-profile-computer-support-specialist-and-systems-administrator/
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What did you think was interesting about this job?
I thought it was interesting that you could just have post secondary training and not need any degrees for the job. I thought it was interesting because it seems like a difficult job so I was almost positive you need to have a degree of some sort.
Reviewed
Reviewed By: Brooke Steeno