u/Bulky-Computer-1074

I'm 22 and going back to college in the fall, and I currently intend on majoring in IT. I was originally going to attend WGU, and I took and passed their Intro to IT course over like two weeks, but I've decided a brick and mortar school is a better fit. However, I'm concerned that the entry level market for IT means that I will not be able to find a job when I graduate, regardless of how many personal projects and internships I complete. If IT is just as bad as computer science, are there any other tech related fields that are doing well right now?

I'm majoring in IT, and I'm hoping to secure a help desk job after I get a few certs. Obviously I'd rather not have to give up weed, but I will if I need to.

How realistic is it for me to find a full time help desk job while I'm studying my BSIT online? I'm hoping to have a few years of entry level industry experience under my belt before I graduate.

For what it's worth, a part of my degree is getting certs for course credit, and I'm just now starting on the hardware core of the A+ in the form of one of these classes. I also live in the Chicago area, so it's not like there aren't plenty of office buildings around. I probably won't start applying to things until I have my A+, but I went into this degree program already more computer literate than most non IT office workers via loads of personal experience with troubleshooting, setting up workstations for relatives, and building PCs.