Not a programmer now - but rather analyst. I'd probably be a electrician or electrical engineer. I worked as an (electrician) apprentice for a year, then went

Not a programmer now - but rather analyst. I'd probably be a electrician or electrical engineer. I worked as an (electrician) apprentice for a year, then went to school and got my (electrical) engineering degree. On one side - if I had continued to work as an EE, I'd probably have a much higher salary right now. But I find analytical work more rewarding, and electrical engineering work can be a bit tedious IMO. I'm lucky with my work right now, as every week tends to be different - I'm not really cut out to become a specialist, where one continues to become more and more specialized in some niche.