Top 5 Tech Jobs That Pay $100,000+ Without Coding

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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 wireframing the product designer uses a tool like adobe xd for the actual design they use a tool like figma 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 value in this video you can 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 kanban 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 sundar pichai 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 mpas 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 video 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