Hello everyone. I have a lot of questions and a lot of doubts of what should i do with my life. The thing is, i finished IT college in Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 3 year bachelors degree). I didn’t master any IT skills on my college, i just learned a lot of basics on MySQL (simple commands), Java (NetBeans simple tasks), Business models, online marketing, some Photoshop, a lot of Microsoft Word and Excel, some math courses and a lot of meaningless stuff i will never need. The college program was based mostly about learning the basics and then if you want to learn more, you need to do it by yourself ( which I didn’t have time or desire to do back then).
So i have a lot of small pieces of knowledge in IT field but none of them are connected and organized.
After i finished college i got a green card and i moved to USA, a year ago. Since i moved here, I haven’t been looking for a job in my field. I’ve been working in food industry (kitchen prep, busser, server), i’m on my legs 12-13 hours a day and it’s really stressful. I make around 20k a year and working too damn hard for it. I have problems with nerves in my legs and i cannot be on my legs like i am now all the time, i have to change something.
I decided I’m going to finish summer season in Ohio and then move somewhere in bigger city (probably Denver, Colorado) and try to find a different job there.
I have a IT bachelors degree but i don’t know if they will acknowledge it in USA and if its valid at all.
That’s the problem number 1 for me.
Problem number 2 is a BIG problem.
I don’t have any real knowledge in my field, I don’t know how to do anything except for basic stuff i learned on my college which is meaningless in finding a job.
I was thinking to attend a bootcamp but I’m not sure how much they cost and I don’t even know which one to pick!
Should i try to go for a Front End Developer (HTML, CSS and JavaScript) …?
Or should i go for the programming and try to learn Java or Python?
What kind of BootCamp should i find in Denver, Colorado?
Is there anything (video, article, forum post) that can help me to decide what part of IT field should i choose?
So far, Front End Developer seem the easiest for me to learn and fastest so i can try to find a job. But I’m reading every day that it’s really hard to land a first job as a Junior Front End Developer. How much do they make in Colorado or Ohio?
I have so many questions and i need guidance and a lot of advices and opinions on this.
Please help me guys, thank you in advance!