Information Security Analyst Explains “Why It’s Never Too Late to Get Started in IT “

Dolly Parton once said, “It’s okay to change dreams in the middle of the stream.” Scott Krager, information security analyst, is living it. Not everyone in IT starts their career in their 20s. Plenty of people with no prior knowledge of technology change careers mid-stream, when they are vested in another industry entirely. The reasons they choose to switch to an IT career are endless. They may want to have a higher earning potential, a more flexible schedule or just a change of scenery.

Scott Krager, information security analyst at Blain’s Farm & Fleet, began pursuing IT when he was working as a personal trainer. “[Being a personal trainer] was fine, it was a job,” Krager said. “I got my MBA and thought I’d go a different route, and it didn’t work out ultimately.”

His original plan not working out ended up working in his favor as it led him to IT.