At 49 years old Should I choose a Web Development career or a System Administration one?

Please be honest with me. I have very little IT background and I am in the hotel industry( night auditor).





Is Web Development an option for me at my age or should I go head %26amp; prepare myself for a microsoft certification to brecome a Windows Administrator?

At 49 years old Should I choose a Web Development career or a System Administration one?
Honestly? OK. At 49 years old, what the hell are you doing asking for career advice on Yahoo? Talk to a professional career counselor. Your family is depending on you to make a better effort than this.
Reply:#1: your age has nothing to do with anything.





#2: do what you like and fits best with your lifestyle. there are plenty of opportunities in both fields but both take dramatically different paths. if your passion is in design and you have a bit of an artistic side, web development would suit you. if you like to make things work and keep things working then go with a sys admin job. hope that helps.
Reply:What does your age have to do with anything?? You should just choose the one you want most. Stop limiting yourself.
Reply:If you have very little IT background you're going to need to get moving fast. It's very hard to find entry level development positions. Even companies asking for an entry level developer want someone with 2 years experience. A systems admin might be easier to achieve becuase there are a ton of entry level support positions %26amp; that will be the foot in the door to eventually becoming an admin.
Reply:IMHO, Web Development can lead two ways. You can become your own boss and write websites for others, or you will be relegated to a 9-5 grind employee.





Sys admin on the other hand would be more of a management position, and if you're reasonably intelligent you can do very well in this field with proper certification.





I don't do either by the way, this is just opinion