one of the biggest misconceptions i had when i switched from consulting to the tech industry was that you need to be a coding expert to land a six figure tech job so i quit my consulting job and went back to college to do a master's in computer science in hindsight i could not be more wrong if optimizing for a high salary is your main goal you can get there without writing a single line of code today i will tell you about the top five non-coding tech jobs that pay six-figure salary we'll talk about the exact salary you can expect from these jobs the skills you need to get them and how to get the needed skills we start from the job with the lowest salary and finally reveal the highest paying job in the end let's do this at number five we have recruiter yes you heard it right a recruiter in the tech industry earns a six-figure salary to be precise the base salary of a recruiter is around eighty-five thousand dollars and when you add a bonus of 15k per
year to it you are just
north of the six-figure mark a technical recruiter is responsible for sourcing
screening and presenting good candidates for a technical position whenever you
apply for a job in the tick industry a recruiter is usually the first point of
contact a recruiter conducts the first full screen interview where they ask
about the candidate's background if the background matches the job requirements
obtained from the hiring manager the recruiter would set up follow-up
interviews for the candidates if the interviews go well and the candidate is
hired the recruiter presents the offer to the candidate and handles all the
negotiations in summary a recruiter owns the entire hiring cycle endurance a
recruiter needs to have great verbal and written communication skills they make
sure the candidate has a great experience
interviewing at the company they also have a
good understanding of the tech industry additionally having great negotiation
skills is imperative for a recruiter to develop these skills you can major in
psychology business marketing or human resources for communication and
interpersonal skills you can attend tech industry events and network with
people at number four we have ux researcher ux researcher makes around ten
thousand dollars in base salary and ten thousand dollars in additional compensation
a ux researcher is responsible for identifying the users of a product they need
to understand what these users want from the products what are some of the
things they don't like about it and what features can provide these users what
they want in order to do so ux researchers use various techniques they conduct
usability studies where they
ask a set of users to complete a particular task they observe users while they
perform this task the goal is to see if they can complete the task easily what
steps slow them down and whether they feel satisfied with the experience
another technique they use is called a b testing where users are shown two
different versions of the same feature to see which one they like better a ux
researcher needs to have solid analytical skills they need to have a complete
understanding of the design process in addition they should also be able to
study human behavior and have great collaboration skills to become a ux
researcher a degree in information systems or behavioral science will take you
a long way along with this you need to develop user research skills and
understand the design process for ux research skills you can read this book on
how to interview users this book guides you on how to conduct successful
usability studies to understand the design process you can do this ux design
certificate by google at number three we have
product designer with an average total salary of 114 000 this job is very
similar to number one job on this list but number one pays much more than this
so stay tuned for that a product designer oversees the design process of a
product the product designer takes user pain points provided by a ux researcher
as input and executes a solution to get rid of these pain points to achieve
this the product designer starts by creating wireframes for their vision you
can think of wireframes as a mock-up of how the final design looks like
wireframes are often built using pen and paper they allow for fast iteration
since they don't require a lot of time investment once the high level design is
finalized using wireframes the product designer builds high fidelity prototypes
these prototypes look and feel like the real product but have no software
running behind the scenes once the prototypes are ready the product designer
works closely with the ux
researcher to conduct usability studies and a b testing of the designs for wire
framing the product designer uses a tool like adobe xd for the actual design
they use a tool like sigma or sketch to convert a design into a working prototype
the product designers use tools like envision product designers usually have a
bachelor's in product design if you don't fancy paint for school you can also
get into this field by building a strong portfolio of projects in order to do
that you can learn all the tools used by product designers and apply them to
our real world projects link your working prototypes in the resume rather than
just writing about them and you will surely land a great job to learn the
design skills you need for your portfolio you can do the same ux design codes
that are recommended for ux researchers coming up i'll talk about the top two
highest paying rules in tech that don't require coding so if you're finding
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hit the like button at number two we have project manager with a total salary
of 123 000 a project manager is responsible for organizing planning and
executing projects within the constraints of budgeting time to do this a
project manager starts by defining the scope of the project after that they
plan the budget and timeline of the project next they gather a team to deliver
their projects once the project is underway the project manager tracks and
documents progress during the project they ensure there is smooth communication
between stakeholders if the project suffers from any roadblocks they
troubleshoot the issues and make sure the project runs smoothly project manager
is the most popular role for last year's transition into the tech industry this
means that if you're already in a role where you have direct reports and a
history of resource planning and delivering results then the project manager
role will be a great fit for you additionally you'll also need to know project
management methodologies like scrum Kanab and six sigma to learn all these
skills you can complete the Google
project management certificates now let's talk
about the highest paying non-coding job in the tech industry at number one we
have product manager with a total compensation of 140 000 there are many types
of product managers the one that doesn't require any coding skills is called a
non-technical product manager a product manager identifies the customer needs
and transforms them into an actual product or features that fit into a
company's business goals a product manager is sometimes also called a mini CEO
of a product fun fact sunder pica started as a product manager at Google and
he's now CEO of the company a product manager identifies gaps between what the
product users currently have and what they really want with the help of ux
researchers once the customer pain points are clear the
product manager works alongside the product
designer to design features that can solve these pain points after that a
product manager rallies a team of software engineers data scientists and
whoever else is needed to convert this design into an actual product to create
a product roadmap a product manager needs to have excellent analytical skills
they also need to have a good understanding of the competitive landscape a
product manager needs to ensure that all the stakeholders are aligned with the
product vision for that a product manager needs to have great communication
skills to get into product management most people usually do a master's in
business administration or mba many schools offer maps that are tailored
towards
product management most product managers have
background in product design ux research consulting or business earlier in this
video i already explained how you can become a product designer or a ux
researcher you can actually use these jobs as your stepping stone into product
management if you want to learn in detail about what a product manager does you
can watch this … at the top if you want to know how i tripled my salary by
joining the tech industry you can try this other one until the next time you