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I make over $90k bro.. as a teacher... so me starting at $30k-$60k i would be taking a major paycutI mean I don't know if there I just a magic cert that can take you from teacher salary to 100k with little to no experience.
I suggested sql because it's an easy enough programming language to learn and there will be a need for it for years to come.
In 4-5 years you can become an expert and write your own ticket. Same with the Azure certs. You can easily get get the Az-900 but that will just get you in the door you will want to learn way more to take yourself further and closer to your desired salary.
Ps I did the switch myself. I worked in education for almost a decade and made the pivot to IT. I went back to school while teaching myself sql and landing a job during my first semester. I make 6 figures now but I made the transition a little over 4 years ago.