Paloma Vilceus co-founded Yellow Tail Tech to help others begin their career as a Linux System Administrator and make a life-changing salary. During Ep. 61 of the cuSTEM Journeys Podcast we discuss 1. What people can expect from the Yellow Tail Tech program 2. A day in the life of a Linux System Administrator/Engineer 3. How much money Linux System Administrators can make? If you want to learn more about Yellow Tail Tech, you can check out there website here (affiliate link): https://yellowtail.tech/youtube-andrewbaines/ Sign-up for my Weekly Newsletter to receive interesting job postings every week: subscribepage.io/ZNWqQk We also interviewed a former Yellow Tail Tech student, JV King Venord. During our discussion he discussed how much money he makes and his experience in YTT program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV11hHjL9T0 0:00 Best kept secret in IT 2:13 What is a Linux System Administrator 7:50 Difference between working with small vs large companies 9:11 Is Linux System Engineering demanding? 12:23 Salary of Linux Engineer 15:33 Paloma's journey to becoming a Linux System Engineer 22:00 What did employers look for when hiring you 25:56 Motivation for starting Yellow Tail Tech 28:00 Linux for Jobs & Cloud for Jobs 31:19 Linux for Jobs vs. Cloud for Jobs 33:28 How much time per week do you need to commit? 34:53 How can you improve your chances of success? 38:42 How much does Yellow Tail Tech cost? 42:55 Perfect program for veterans 44:27 Student Success Story 49:20 Do this after you break into tech 55:17 Future interview to discuss building an EdTech company 56:24 yellowtail.tech