May I ask what sort of job you do to be a "top earner"? I'm contemplating going to university to study Cyber Security but I'm worried about the intimidating debt.

Thanks for the video, by the way. Very interesting.

Network engineering and security, having come out of a military background in communications. I'd recommend the military route if you can by the by; more useful training and you get paid rather than useless training several years behind the curve for which you pay. And if you do go the military route you can do the college thing WITHOUT the debt later.

If you have the dedication to finish a four year degree then a four or even two year if you're army, stint in the military should be easy. If on the other hand you have physical problems that might prevent you going, then I recommend taking the certification track instead and going through WGU for your degree if you MUST have a piece of paper.

Western Governors University gives credit for industry certifications, allowing you to kill two birds with one proverbial stone.

Certs first though. For network security you're going to want the A+/Net+/Sec+ trinity from CompTIA to get your foot in the door and then probably the CCENT/NA or the analogous Juniper cert will get you in the door most places, particularly if you can pass the tech interview. I haven't seen a network engineering job that required a degree in YEARS, and if you can get to the top of the field (IE CCIE certification or similar) then you can pretty much write your own ticket.