In recent times the Tech industry has become the talk of the town, everyone who cares is looking for a way to fit into the space, at the same time I have heard some people relinquish their desire to get into tech because they are afraid of coding, some have tried and have hit nothing but the rock bottom every time they attempt coding.
Not to worry this article is just for you, today is all about you reading good news that there is a place for you in tech that requires no coding, I mean there are loads of spaces for everyone who wishes to transit into tech and hopes never to be found coding.
As stated initially the Tech Industry is in no way limited to coding, there are great pools of career paths that one can dive into but at the same transiting into tech can be quite exhausting and there is the imposter syndrome problem to fight day in day out because like the fact there is a pool of career path to pick there are also pools of things to learn and the learning never stops.
Don’t sweat and do not get agitated either the Tech industry is a great place to be but I thought to mention it before we dive into the career paths that like every other profession tech has its vineyard of challenges too.
If after realizing tech can be strenuous too, you still it’s the path you want to go then ride along with me.
Career Paths in Tech that requires No Coding:
Product Designing
This is also known as UI/UX design, you can either work as a UX researcher, UX writer or UI designer and some people function in both areas.
UI simply refers to User Interface, as a UI designer your job is to design an interface that people will interact with, it requires great aesthetics skills, understanding of pattern, typography, hierarchy and the like.
This is a great tech career if you are keen on visual design or you are an artist.UX simply means User Experience, as a UX researcher you are the heart and soul of the
The user interface, your research findings and your understanding of the customers are what helps the UI designer make design decisions that favour all stakeholders.
As a UX researcher you have good empathy skills, listening and observation skills, you must be open-minded and must be able to keep conservation going or be spontaneous in asking questions.
UX writers are the people who put into words the text users interact with on any product. The text illustration, explanation and onboarding system are drafted by UX writers.
It is quite easy to mistake UX writing with Content writing but they are not the same, content writing aims to find all appropriate words to convey their message in detail, UX writing aims to find the shortest form of sentence that passes across their message at a glance. This requires great writing skills with the advantage of a minimalist mindset.
Search Engine Optimization Specialist
This can also be tagged as SEO they test, analyze, and change websites so it is optimized for search engines. As an SEO Specialist, your job is to perform page optimization across a website to ensure search results are relevant and to create a positive user experience, growing website traffic, lead volume and brand awareness.
Data Analyst
A data analyst collects, cleans, analyze and interpret data to help inform effective business decisions and solve business problems. As a data analyst, you are required to possess problem-solving skills, good communication and data presentation skills.
Business Analyst
People who don’t have a good understanding of tech sometimes can confuse business analysis to data analysis, they sound alike but they are not the same, as a business analyst your job is to look into the business aspect of the company/organization and find a way to relate the clients need to the software engineer.
Business analysts use data to make strategic business decisions. Data analysts gather data, manipulate it, identify useful information from it, and transform their findings into digestible insights that help business analysts make business decisions.
Product Management
As a Product Manager your job is to identify the customer’s need and the larger business objectives that a product or feature will fulfil, articulate what success looks like for a product and puts a team together to turn that vision into a reality. To excel as a product manager you must develop skills like empathy, communication, grit, the ability to learn quickly, and the ability to make disciplined prioritization.
There are countless non-coding tech careers to jump into which you can find when you do more research.
Please note that the information provided for each career path is not the end of it, read more about each career path, find out about the ones that fit in perfectly to your personality or preference and go shine in them. I wish you all the best of luck.
