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Defense industry brain drain: the Pentagon can't hire or retain engineers
- daniel-cussen 18y agoSupply and demand. The same survey showed the average annual starting salary in finance and high-tech was more than $70,000, compared with $37,000 at the Defense Department. The average in the defense industry was $61,000. Beyond salaries, I suspect bad workplace environments can have their toll.
- hunterjrj 18y agoI would suspect that many people object to working on projects that ultimately wind up being used to kill other people.
- daniel-cussen 18y agoVery true. On the other hand, it is conceivable some choose to go to work for the DoD with the defense of America in mind. That could be a compensating differential too.