Some myths in industry related to choosing Software Testing as a career are

1. Anyone can test. Development is better than testing.
2. Salaries will be less compared to Developers in the industry
3. Only the people who can’t code choose Software Testing as a career.
4. There won’t be any growth in Software Testing.

Gone are the days, see the below points to the above mentioned myths. If you are in a chaos in choosing Software Testing as a career then these points make you strengthen to choose software testing as career

1. Not everyone can test. One should need good analytical skills to become a Software Tester. You need to be good at communication skills for reporting and convincing other.
2. Salary may be less when you start your career. Experienced Testers are earning same level of package compared to Developers. Many companies are offering much more salaries to the Automation Testers compared to Developers.
3. It’s an old myth in industry that one who can’t code can be a Software Tester. Record and playback days were gone. It’s an automation age. An Automation Tester writes code to automate the scripts.
4. Growth – Tester will become Test Lead, Project Lead, Automation Architect, Test Manager etc., Ultimately everyone reaches to the manager level.