Which backgrounds can you come from to be a developer?
Short answer: any!
We’ve ran the School of Code Bootcamp helping more and different types of people into tech and helped hundreds of people change career. In our experience, we’ve found it doesn’t matter where you come from, so long as you have motivation, humility, and a love of learning. Don’t believe us? Here’s an A-Z list of backgrounds for people who’ve been on the School of Code journey and changed careers into tech have come from:
Actor
Admin Worker
Aerospace Engineer
Air Hostess
Artist
Automotive Engineer
Baker
Bank Worker
Bar Staff
Barber
Barista
Barrister
Beautician
Bicycle Repair
Call Center Worker
Carer
Carpenter
Casino Croupier
Charity Worker
Chef
Chemist
Civil Servant
Community Manager
Complaints Handler
Construction Worker
Council Worker
Dentist Manager
Design Engineer
Designer
DJ
Engineer
Entrepreneur
Factory Worker
Fashion
Fast Food Worker
Finance Worker
Football Coach
Foreign Language Teacher
Forensics
Forklift Driver
Geologist
Healthcare Assistant
Higher Education
Hospital Porter
Hospitality Worker
Human Resources
Insurance
IT Support
Jeweller
Kitchen Designer
Landscape Gardener
Librarian
Lifeguard
Lorry Driver
Marketing
Medical Researcher
Mental Health Nurse
Metallurgist
Musician
NHS Worker
Operations Manager
Palaeontologist
Personal Trainer
PhD Researcher
Police Officer
Primary School Teacher
Probation Officer
Project Manager
Quality Checker
Recruiter
Refugee
Retail Worker
Return To Work Parent
Sales Person
School Leaver
Secondary School Teacher
Social Care Worker
Social Entrepreneur
Social Worker
Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant
Teacher
Temp Worker
Theatre Director
Translation
Unemployed
University Graduate
Volcanologist
Waiter
Warehouse Worker
Xerox Machine Operator
Yacht Worker
Zumba Instructor
Cool eh?! 😎
You can get into tech from any background!
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