[thehoff]

Definitely something to look at. I'm not a developer but have an undergrad in CS (very mediocre student). I really liked working through the degree but didn't feel cut out to do well in a career.

So I got a job in a different field and have been at it for quite a while now. Knowing the basics of programming and, more importantly, databases and data structures has really paid dividends. Once you get your domain (finance/marketing/sales/etc) knowledge down at wherever you work, you'll very quickly become a major asset and probably with a good dose of job security.

Instead of asking the engineers to query a database or build out solutions that interface with various BI tools, this would become part of your job.