I am currently studying a BTEC NATIONAL DIPLOMA FOR IT PRACTITIONERS (SYSTEM SUPPORT) as well as a LINUX+ course..

Now I do really enjoy my course, I love the hardware side of computing. But I am worried about what line of study is best to follow for good money. From the meagre understanding I havem is that the money in this side of IT is in network design, from what I can gather you have to be designing very big networks (I.E 10,000 + terminals) to actually make decent money. I do study visual basic, next year we will be starting pascal + c++.

Do I need to study programming more? What is the best thing for me to do to earn lots of money??

Also, there are tons of people out there who are extremely clever, I feel at times, how can I compete with their knowledge and get the job with more money..

P.S I'm not shallow, I just want lots of kids!