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You keep up with the latest tech and you’re pretty much an expert on the subject

You already have some sweet coding skills

Helping others is one of your biggest passions and you have a lot of patience

Your friends would say you’re definitely more logical than creative

On the weekend, we’d find you playing video games

Game developer

These creative tech pros take a game from concept and pieces of code to a playable/interactive masterpiece. Skills needed: Teamwork, imagination, eye for detail What to study: Diploma of Game Development Dream workplaces: Nintendo, Activision Art is your favourite school subject and you want a career where you can flex these skills on the daily

UX designer

A UX designer makes sure applications and programs are easy and enjoyable for the end user to use. Skills needed: Research, visual design, critical thinking What to study: Bachelor of Computational Design Dream workplaces: Apple, Atlassian

Technology teacher

Head back to high school and equip the next gen with skills in design and technology, IT or software. Skills needed: Communication, organisation, leadership What to study: Bachelor of Secondary Education (majoring in STEM subjects) Dream workplaces: Any high school

Right now, your plan is to study a Bachelor of Computer Science at university After school, you love to binge watch true-crime docos

You’re interested in working in or with artificial intelligence

Statistics is one of your favourite areas of maths

You enjoy making presentations and find public speaking exciting

You’re invited to take part in a hackathon. Do you join in?

You’re really good at spotting patterns and making predictions based on them

Data scientist

By hunting down numbers to uncover new insights, you’ll provide companies with the info needed to make smart business decisions. Skills needed: Maths, curiosity, communication What to study: Bachelor of Data Science Dream workplaces: CSIRO, Facebook Board games and jigsaw puzzles are better than any game on your phone

Penetration tester

These cyber security experts figure out where and how a hacker might break into an organisation’s computer system. Skills needed: Problem-solving, teamwork, creative thinking What to study: Bachelor of Cyber Security Dream workplaces: Commonwealth Bank, Google Software developer Designing, coding, testing and maintaining programs and apps is all in a day’s work for a software developer. Skills needed: Attention to detail, time management, problem solving What to study: Bachelor of Computer Science Dream workplaces: Microsoft, Amazon