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https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/cobol-programmer-salary-SRCH_KO0,16.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/cobol-programmer-salary-S... Doesn't look like it

https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/cobol-programmer-salary-SRCH_KO0,16.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/cobol-programmer-salary-S... Doesn't look like it's in demand compared to current hotness (React/Angular/ML). It's still a dead end for anyone wanting to pursue a career in software engineering.

ed25519FUUU 6y ago
Let’s see if react/angular can make it 60 years.
- rbanffy 6y ago
  Heaven forbid!
- 7thaccount 6y ago
  I think they're just trying to say that your best bet for a good salary and variety of places to live would be to choose something modern (and in demand) and then stay up to date on as much as you can so you can always stay mobile. Focusing on only one technology is a bad idea as most modern technologies have definite cycles.
skylanh 6y ago
I would turn this around and say: Find a list of: - consumer and commercial insurance companies - healthcare insurance companies - retail banks - any industry that has been doing high thoroughput, large value, and large volume sales in a very constrained environment for more than 30 years: oil and gas, ocean and rail cargo shipping, commodity sales brokers - every major government with a digital infrastructure older than 30 years (this brings us back to pre-1990, mainframe was the only real option back then) I would posit that in each of these areas you will find very well paying jobs, very demanding and interesting work that's critical, and some extremely smart coworkers. I would go further to say that if you showed up unannounced with a security clearance, history, resume, and credible reference checks, that you could have a letter of offer (as quickly as the wheels of bureaucracy spin) and salary you could negotiate on.
- spratzt 6y ago
  ...and salary you could negotiate on. Not even remotely true. COBOL programming is very, very badly paid.

ed25519FUUU 6y ago

Let’s see if react/angular can make it 60 years.

rbanffy 6y ago
Heaven forbid!
7thaccount 6y ago
I think they're just trying to say that your best bet for a good salary and variety of places to live would be to choose something modern (and in demand) and then stay up to date on as much as you can so you can always stay mobile. Focusing on only one technology is a bad idea as most modern technologies have definite cycles.

skylanh 6y ago

I would turn this around and say: Find a list of: - consumer and commercial insurance companies - healthcare insurance companies - retail banks - any industry that has been doing high thoroughput, large value, and large volume sales in a very constrained environment for more than 30 years: oil and gas, ocean and rail cargo shipping, commodity sales brokers - every major government with a digital infrastructure older than 30 years (this brings us back to pre-1990, mainframe was the only real option back then) I would posit that in each of these areas you will find very well paying jobs, very demanding and interesting work that's critical, and some extremely smart coworkers. I would go further to say that if you showed up unannounced with a security clearance, history, resume, and credible reference checks, that you could have a letter of offer (as quickly as the wheels of bureaucracy spin) and salary you could negotiate on.

spratzt 6y ago
...and salary you could negotiate on. Not even remotely true. COBOL programming is very, very badly paid.