Well, what if being a "Programmer/Analyst II" is precisely what you want? In my case it is absolutely true, both of it.

For once, I would love to see those despisers of hands-on-technology honestly describe what they want for themselves. Just admit it, you 'people-persons' (or hedonists maybe) just want a lazy convenient live with consumption to the hilt.

I think you misread it. "Programmer/Analyst II" is the exact same job in term what you need to do as "Jesus Saviour Software God", it is just less paid.

You should read parent as are you looking to be a loved programmer or a despised programmer.

For example, in my city, if you work in a Bank, you earn 40% more. Period. Yes, I didn't work in a bank when I arrived, and now I do - the job is exactly the same - the name of the stuff you need to get out of the database is different but otherwise that is the same shit: upstream system is sending some stuff that you need to filter for downstream system. Most of the knowledge is not even domain based, they are based on design quirks of both systems.

I, for one, definitely want a lazy and convenient life!

Good things could happen if you call yourself a "programmer", also.