The document discusses the author's interests in pursuing either a career in computers or journalism. The author enjoys both writing and working with computers. Computers careers typically require more math and computer science courses while journalism focuses more on English but also requires some computer and math classes. Starting salaries for computer careers tend to be higher on average, ranging from $36,000 to $100,000 depending on the degree, while journalism salaries are between $23,935 to $71,506 nationally. The author ultimately decides they prefer a career involving computers over journalism due to their talkative nature.

1. Deciding between
computers and jouralism
Margaret Hollers

2. Computers
• I love doing computers and also love everything, that is about them.
• I can type pretty fast, and also learn very quick on what to do about it.
• I also love the fact that, most people need to know about computers for jobs.

3. Jouralism
• I also love to talk about things.
• I love to write stories, and also to make up stories.
• I love reading about articles about fun facts and learning to do it.

4. Computer Jobs and wages
• Average salary of a computer programmer is $40,000 with a associate degree.
• Different types of jobs range though: it can range between $36,000-
$100,000.
• It also depends on the type of degree you get.

5. Journalism jobs and wages
• $23,935 - $71,506 is the national salary for journalism
• It varies in different countries
• It also depends on your degree
• Marketing manager makes about close to $80,000 a year, and that is the
highest paying job I saw.
• The lowest paying job is reporter, which makes between $28,000-$46,000

6. Different courses
• In Computer science your mostly working with computers, some English,
and also computers, and math tons of it.
• Journalism has to have more English, some computers, some art if your into
editor, and also some math.
• Journalism might be a 4 year degree or two but you need to take different
kinds of classes.
• Computers has many computer classes for example my degree I have I think
about 24 computer classes I need to take to get my degree.

7. Why I want to do both
• I want to do both, because I love to write and also love computers
• Computers are very easy for me to learn and to also understand.
• Journalism is something my brain can do without knowing about the topic.
• They are both amazing jobs and unique in their own rights.

8. What want to do
• I want to do something with computers, I think that computers are my
favorite.
• I really do not journalism, because I cannot keep my thoughts quiet for one
second.

9. My works cited
• Works Cited
• http://work.chron.com/much-money-can-make-associate-degree-computer-
science-27292.html
• http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Journalist/Salary
• http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/page/306/7