IT jobs (forensics?) and CS degree

[Ideas]

I'm gunning for the OMSCS to better my knowledge and the option to teach at my local state college
If I was the analyst, I'd write scripts to do the data jobs.

Well some companies would want the analyst (at $120K salary) to save their time, and have their assistant(s) do those scripts (at $45K salary). Even though the analyst can probably do it in half the time (because they won't have to explain it).

Oh teaching is always a nice option to have. A Masters in CS sounds scary to me!

I think having no degree works for people who gained experience some years back, but not so much anymore... unless you have projects or employer references. I am looking for something where I won't need those, but won't be too low of a position.

Thanks for your input. I would probably need to get the right kind of job through a friend.