Telecommunications Technician. Salary: $14/hour  

Two-year degree in hand, you've made the right connections and know your stuff. Now get out there and LAN your first job.

Telecommunications Technician. Cable Installation. Salary: $17/hour 

For a little more money you enter the cable installation and troubleshooting business. Cable boxes, upgrades, and repairs? $17 an hour. Having someone wait four hours for you to show up? Priceless.

Technical Support Specialist. Salary: $21/hour 

You're upgrading systems and programming to meet specific needs. You also spend lots of time hunting bugs. And these bugs don't crawl away just as you're ready to swat.

Senior Telecommunications Specialist. Salary: $30/hour

Working for and getting a four-year degree is paying off. You're supervising, ensuring systems' security, and evaluating new vendor products. That's not same thing as deciding which brand of vending machine popcorn tastes the best.

Telecommunications Network Engineer. Salary: $34/hour

You're the technology guru. The go-to for all things tech. Your analysis is top notch. And, if there is a disaster, you lead the recovery. Is data CPR a thing? Never mind. You obviously know what you're doing.