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I have a number of scientist/mechanical engineer friends who have retrained into software because of how much better the job opportunities are. So it's not jus

• parasight 9y ago
  Apropos training: Good salaries also attract young people to study computer science, software engineering or a related subject. (I personally think money should not be the sole motivation but it is reasonable to consider the ROI for studying a challenging subject.)
  • _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
    Yes, but with average salaries already higher than most other occupations, the pull from 100k average to 120k average (+20%) shouldn't be that high, but I don't know/have numbers.
    • parasight 9y ago
      Well, with the increasing rents in German cities I think it makes a difference. For me it certainly does. I know at least one company in Berlin that already offers 120k.
• _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
  Yes. But we would need to measure the elasticity of the engineering job market. E.g. how much more people are becoming engineer if the average salary is going from 150k to 200k, as the salary scale compared to others is already high and should already pull people in.