In 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an annual median salary of $38,370 for medical and clinical laboratory technicians. The BLS also predicted 30% employment growth for these technicians from 2012-2022, which is much faster than average.
Study math. Software engineers sometimes create the mathematical algorithms that allow software to function. Focus on developing and maintaining your math skills in order to do your best once you've obtained a position as a software engineer.
A software engineer is in no way a subset of a developer, they are required (at least in Canada) to have extensive math / science skills. Iâd put software / computer engineers somewhere in the grey area between CS and Programming.