High Paying IT Jobs in Nepal Beside Programming and Coding

Information Technology and its appliance are the trending career path for many people having interest in Computation and Technology. Application Development, and technology to ease up the process of developing the functional application are the high paying and emerging sector in IT.

Introduction to the Topic

Programming and Coding are considered as the main career option for IT professionals in Nepal. But, there are some other career paths which pay well without needing the employee to code full time. 

To be able to do this kind of job, professionals must have fundamental programming knowledge to ease up the learning and working process. You as a professional don’t need to do coding all the time, instead you need to be more analytical, and problem solving geek. 

These jobs let you earn better based on your knowledge and experience. Let’s have a look at high paying IT jobs in Nepal beside programming and coding.

Quality Assurance (QA) Jobs

Quality Assurance is the continuous process of assuring the software quality to make sure it doesn’t have any bugs, errors, and lagging during the runtime. Without QA, and proper software testing methodologies, the final outcome would not be as expected.

A survey shows that there is at least one QA for each three developers in an IT company. Also, a QA engineer in probably Nepal’s Top IT company said one QA is available at his company for a couple of developers. To check, verify, and finalize the product QA Engineer plays a big role.

As a QA, you don’t need to do programming full time, but you need to be aware of which part of the code is causing a problem. Also, you need to run some script to continuously test the usability, and functionality of the software application.

You need to plan, document, and execute all the test methodologies to meet the purpose of software testing. The more issues you find, the better your career becomes. You have to find the maximum possible error in the system as a QA Engineer.

Along with finding errors and bugs, you also need to find solutions and areas to improve the usability of the System. QAs also have to think about the user experience and feature addition so that the application has all the necessary features required by developers.

Typical QA Engineers at the entry level earn upto 35,000 per month in IT companies. A 2-3 years experienced QA engineer can earn upto 70,000 per month. A highly experienced QA engineer can earn upto 1,50,000 per month in an IT company as an employee. 

DevOps Jobs

DevOps is the process of integrating the Development and Operation Team together to maximize the performance of application software. DevOps Engineers work together with both parts of the system development so that each team gets notified and updated about what another team is doing or implementing. 

DevOps is an emerging career option in the IT industry in Nepal as well. It’s a trending IT job that possibly has a higher salary than all other IT jobs. 

As a Devops Engineer, you need to plan and execute better ways of system development. Another important task as DevOps Engineer is to automate the development and release process of software products. DevOps Engineers need to make sure system safety, and security issues. 

DevOps Engineers have to be expert in Linux, Cloud, Hosting, and code implementation and library tools like Git, and Github. Knowledge in Agile software development methodologies along with continuous development and continuous integration is must for all the DevOps Engineers out there. 

The initial Salary of DevOps Engineers is approximately 35,000 per month in Nepal. With the experience and expertise in the field they can earn upto 80,000 after 2-3 years. A veteran DevOps Engineer is earning upto 2,00,000 per month in Nepal. 

Graphic Designing Jobs

Graphic Designing is more of creativity than technical skill. But, still you need to master the technical skills. With the experience from the beginning of designing, you will automatically master the best practice to attract the target audience. 

As a graphic designer, you need to design amazing images, infographics, and thumbnails. Designing the best resolution image with an art to quickly attract the potential audience is the main task of the Graphic Designer. Graphic Designer plays a huge role in the success of any business whether its product business or service business. 

A simple image with an ability to quickly make people think about it or make a consideration to buy is enough for a  business and you need to design the graphics of that capacity.  

You need to be skilled in designing tools like photoshop, illustrator, premiere pro for video design. Incorporating all the tools and technologies inside the software will surely export the best image to attract customers or clients. 

With Graphic Design Skills, you can become UI designer, UX designer, and even Front End designer in the future with little programming skills.

An entry level Graphic Designer can make upto 20,000 in Nepal. But, if you play well and design amazing photos you can surely make upto 1,00,000 per month after 1-2 years. As a senior Graphic Designer you can make upto 2,00,000 per month based upon the company, and your portfolio in the past. And working as a Freelancer lets you earn more than your salary, if you showcase your skills and talent on the right platform. 

Digital Marketing Jobs

Digital Marketing is the most trending job in all business sectors these days. Social media, and search engines have completely changed the way people do business over the past few years.

A Digital Marketing Professional is required to plan, execute and develop all the digital marketing strategies for business. You also need to plan for SEO, PPC, CPC Budget allocation, ROI, and many more factors required for Digital ‘Marketing. Also, you need to develop a sales funnel, awareness program, converting strategy like retargeting, and many more as a strategist. 

A more analytical strategy is required as a digital marketing expert. Also, you need to be more inclined towards business owners to grow business as a marketing professional using digital media. 

You need to be skilled in search engine, social media, ppc, landing page, and user experience and interface to become a digital marketer. 

An entry level digital marketer can earn up to 25,000 per month in Nepal which have no limits after being skilled in all aspects of digital marketing, marketing, and developing a sales funnel. A 5 years experienced digital marketer can earn up to 1,50,000 per month working full time in a company. But, if you also choose to work as a freelancer and explore more opportunities based on your experience, the opportunity is infinite. 

To sum Up the Content

IT professionals and working in the IT field is not only about development, coding, programming. There are other career options with huge opportunities. You might even be earning better than a developer if you choose to become IT professionals beside a programmer. DevOps Engineer, Quality Assurance (QA) Engineers, Graphic Designer, Digital Marketing Professionals are good options beside programming in IT industry. Also, if you want to go into networking, CCNA is a good option. 

If you have any queries regarding choosing a career and finding the right job that matches your skills and expertise, JobAxle is here to help you in a better way.