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> The median salary for software engineers could be reduced by 25% and it would still be a good career choice. So there's no real reason not to encourage more p
by TheCoelacanth 10y ago
> The median salary for software engineers could be reduced by 25% and it would still be a good career choice. So there's no real reason not to encourage more people to enter the field. Nursing has a substantially lower median salary.
That's not accurate, at least when controlling for location. Going by BLS data, the difference between RNs and software engineers is less than 25% in LA, NYC, Boston, Chicago, San Jose and probably many other places that I didn't check. In San Francisco, RNs actually get paid more on average.
- lukeschlather 10y agoIt's not useful to control for location without controlling for number of jobs available. What I'm really trying to approximate is "How difficult is it to get a job making at least a six-figure salary as a nurse or a software developer?" In SF for example, there are at least twice as many software developer positions as nursing positions. So while the median may be higher for nurses, it's still harder to get a high-paid nursing job than a similarly paid software job. http://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/occupationalemploymentandwages_sanfrancisco.htm http://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/occupationalemp...