One of the great benefits of being a web developer is the flexibility of where you can work. This is just a small list of the different job types available to web developers.
- On a product team at an advertising agency
- In the IT Department of a major corporation
- As member of a development team at a software development firm
- As a freelance web developer and work on your own projects
- Being the sole web developer at a small or medium sized company
I couldn’t agree with you more on this! There are a ton of opportunities out there now for a web developer compared to over 20 years ago when I started. I recommend you master HTML, CSS, and Javascript front-end development and then start working on adding back-end development skills such as PHP or Python to round out your skill set and open up a lot more opportunities. If you can demonstrate through a solid portfolio that you have Jedi-level front AND back-end skills, then most companies won’t care if you have a degree or not.