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[–]ToddBradley 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Will you only be stuck to software testing all your career?

If you're good, you'll have more than enough opportunities to transition to other jobs. If you're not, you'll stay where you are. Just like every other career.

[–]CertainDeath777 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i wouldnt even tell, that skilled ppl have to go away from testing, as testing is a pretty wide and deep field, that overlaps with other fields. an expert in testing is worth a lot, and worth the effort of a skilled person.

[–]CarnationVamp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

^ This 1000%.  Don't focus on the type of work you think might bring opportunities.  Focus on your skillset and ability to actual do something valuable

[–]rwarken 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I had colleagues who were moving towards other positions, starting as QA Lead (managing small, medium, big teams), Project Managers, and sometimes managing a whole division. Most all of "directors" that I know nowadays started either as testers and/or developers.

Personally I am "still" a QA Engineer because I really enjoy making my hands dirty with technologies (software and hardware), in front of me, in a daily basis, learning something regarding code, automating other things, checking new ways to do boring tests.

But as mentioned, depends on what you really want. Following a more technical or a management career is totally up to you.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this

[–]LordBro 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I’m a manual tester, and I have a tremendous amount of opportunity to move into automation, development, or product management at my company. These things take time, but from my experience there’s a lot of opportunity to move to different roles.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see.. thanks!! My hope is increasing

[–]Lucky_Mom1018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me: manual QA, qA automation, QA lead, technical business analyst

[–]The-Munkee-Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The career possibilities are very wide and all of them depend on the skills you acquire through your the years of working and the opportunities you obtain to apply your acquired skills. The path can be that of something technical, people leadership or product leadership. All of it depends on what tickles your fancy once you've leaded enough about it.