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How is programming not that valuable when average programmer makes $150k in US and university students from top colleges with programming can find $100k jobs st
by gnulinux 8y ago
How is programming not that valuable when average programmer makes $150k in US and university students from top colleges with programming can find $100k jobs straight outta college? Being good at programming is almost a for-sure way to mid to high wealth nowadays.
- auganov 8y agoWhat's your source for the average of $150k? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the median is $82k [0]. Glassdoor seems to agree [1]. Plenty of jobs in the legal and medical profession command higher salaries and provide better job security. [0] https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/mobile/computer-programmers.htm https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/... [1] https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/programmer-salary-SRCH_KO0,10.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/programmer-salary-SRCH_KO...
- chefkoch 8y agoBut none of these jobs are available for people without university degree.
- gnulinux 8y agoIt's tricky. You'll see different titles like "software engineer", "backend engineer", "fullstack developer", "systems engineer" etc... who are mostly just programmers, so it's not an objective classification.
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- andrei_says_ 8y agoKeep in mind that these high salaries are a permanent force behind businesses outsourcing programming extremely aggressively. the overall results are negative but the bean counters are very very happy.