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A closer look at the high school vs college wage gap
- klbarry 16y agoThis is one of the best blog posts I've read all year, I love getting to look deeper into data.
- Jach 16y agoHe forgot the third option! Learn to program, found a startup, get acquired by Google... I liked reading the nuances, though, it's fascinating that a HS degree has become almost completely worthless by itself. It always seems, at least anecdotally, that for the tech industry degrees hardly matter at all, in the cases they do it's because it's a company policy to reject all non-degree-holding applicants. Any Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.Ds willing to share their incomes?
- cparedes 16y agoNah, they don't at all. I'd wager that the tech field is mostly a trade more than anything; I'd like to say that my math and philosophy degrees have actually helped me, but if they ever did, it'd be way more subtle than what would actually land me a job. I make a decent bit of money by the way, though I'd wager that I would've made the same amount sans college degree. Not yet willing to disclose my exact salary.