Just getting into computers, I'm 42, what career path should I take?

I love computers and am learning about them and want to make a living in a career that wo't be outsourced to Inda or somewhere else, what should I get into , hardware repair as programming seems to get outsourced alot and dosen'tseem the way to go.

Just getting into computers, I'm 42, what career path should I take?antivirus programs

network security is pretty hot right now... although you will need real life networking/IT security experience to get yourself in that door...

as someone else mentioned, system administration can not be completely outsourced due to the nature of the job. although network admins don't get paid outrageous $$$ as they used to back in the good days...

do you have any formal training in IT? many employers will look for at least an associate's degree in a related field, and if you want to have a position with growth potential. you should definitely look into IT certifications... the easiest of which is comptia A+... depending on what direction you take, it may or may not be of value... if you are going to the windows server admin camp, MCSE may be the way to go, to be sure, MCSE is seen by many employers as a paper exam, it may get you an interview, but if you don't really know your stuff, you are not going to get the job.

i have been IT for more than 6 years, the direction i am looking to take my career is to build on my knowledge in networking and go towards the information security side of things. system administration seems pretty bland to me, after a while 90% of all that you do day-in-and-day-out are the same (eg. free disk space running low, back-ups failed, patching the servers constantly if you are working with windoze)... database administration might be a tad bit more interesting, but it's still not all that exciting...