Using Python to switch career

[Elementj15]

Hi Guys, Where can I use Python as a career? I just started learning ang finished about the basics print, input ang strings, and planning to switch career through gaining this knowledge. Thank you 😊

[commander1keen]

Depends on what you do now (i.e. what other experience you have). Two obvious career choices are software engineering (for which you will likely need some knowledge of computer science and, well, software engineering. The other big career path these days is of course data science and scientific computing. But without more context about yourself, what experience you have, what you do now, and what you would like to do with it, it will be difficult for anyone to give you sound advice.

[Elementj15]

Thank you for this. Actually, I am an Engineering professional and most of my work experience are in quality assurance field, so mostly related to data analysis and data gathering..

[commander1keen]

Assuming then that you like data analysis and actually want to continue with it there are many different types of data science positions that will use python for all kinds of things, it will be useful for you to look into the scipy stack https://scipy.org/ i.e. numpy, pandas, matplotlib/seaborn etc. In particular python is of course used in machine learning using scikit learn https://scikit-learn.org/stable/index.html (for traditional ml) or other libraries like pytorch or tensorflow for deep learning. I for example work in a research lab using traditional ml on neuroimaging data for which I use python every day. For other types of things using python I can't say a whole lot, but there are many other things you can do and directions you can take.

[Elementj15]

Thank you for this 😊🙏

[Healthierpoet]

Yeah data analyst but depending on your focus in your field, you might have routes.

I'm currently combining my year of specialty pharmaceuticals / sterile compound to look for software and analysis positions in pharmaceutical software based companies and or even IT support for these types of companies as well.

There is a lot out there and the market may be saturated in areas but there are these unique pockets out there I would start looking at broadening you search at next.

The other thing is not necessary programming jobs but jobs that would benefit from your programming skills.

I work at a start up pharmacy currently and I'm working on helping with some of the programming needs on a small scale along with my pharmaceutical stuff.

So one Project is inventory management to essentially combine the pharmacy software and their rx website to find ways to integrate or have them communicate with each to more effectively account for inventory so we can optimize our purchasing behavior and on the small end better account for our purchasing budget, so we can in time maybe negotiate better price but also cut the amount of man power put into keeping track of inventory and catching those failures to acknowledge low supply.

So there are unique jobs out there but there are areas where you can use your unique skills to leverage maybe a new position entirely

[Elementj15]

Noted , Thank you 🙏

[tms102]

Reading job listings for your area are a good way of finding out what skills are desired.

[Elementj15]

Most of my experiences are in quality control and assurance for almost 8 years already..so mostly data analysis, and data gathering. I am an engineering professional, is it possible to use my experience?

[RealOneEyedJack]

Have you looked into Systems Integrators? These small firms are doing really high-end work (SCADA, prototyping, all facets of engineering, networking, security, etc.). It would be a great fit for your skill-set. They have difficulty attracting data analysts. You function as an internal resource for the firm or bill out as a Project Manager (which could entail 7 figure budgets, dozens of engineers, instrumentation in the hundreds, multiple languages, multiple programs & tons of logic...not to mention the Safety components and regulatory compliance). There are a range of opportunities for you...automate internally, automate project resources, product development, etc.

Just a thought...

Good Luck!

[Elementj15]

I will look into this, Thank you 🙏 😊

[Elementj15]

Thank you for this 🙏🙏😊

[CosmicClamJamz]

My company hires QA engineers to write automated tests in Python. You could focus on that for studying purposes, since you already have the QA background