Web3 Career Path for Undergraduates

Web3 careers require genius-level coding skills.

❌ 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚 ❌

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 (2–3 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀)

↳ HTML/CSS/JavaScript basics

↳ Blockchain fundamentals

↳ Smart contract concepts

2. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 (3–4 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀)

↳ Solidity (powers 82% of Web3 projects)

↳ React.js

↳ Node.js

↳ Basic DeFi knowledge

3. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿

Focus on these roles:

↳ Smart Contract Developer ($125K+)

↳ DApp Developer ($115K+)

↳ Web3 Product Manager ($130K+)

↳ Blockchain Security ($140K+)

4. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗲

→ Build 3–4 basic DApps

→ Join 2–3 active Discord communities

→ Network with builders

The math is simple:

6 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

+ 3 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀

+ 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

= 𝗪𝗲𝗯3 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵

But here’s the truth:

90% 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

8% 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 1.

2% 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱.

Which group will you join?