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A few years ago one of those "the most common job in each state" maps was posted. Truck driver and school teacher were all over on the map but a few states had
by Mountain_Skies 3y ago
A few years ago one of those "the most common job in each state" maps was posted. Truck driver and school teacher were all over on the map but a few states had software developer was the most common job and I suspect it was in the top five in most other states. The vast majority of software developers work for non-tech companies at middle income wages. FAANG and SV salaries are the exception, most software developers aren't getting rich. It's a nice middle income job for most and that doesn't create an abundance of excess to sock away, even if it pays above the median wage for fulltime workers.
- abduhl 3y agoDid you read the article? It’s basically sourced from layoffs.fyi (a well-known website amongst people not in tech) and reports about layoffs at non-tech companies such as Google, eBay, Facebook, Cisco, and Microsoft. Why are you bringing up non-tech companies in this thread?
- nytesky 3y agoShout out to Planet Morty, they can be great https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/02/05/382664837/map-the-most-common-job-in-every-state https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/02/05/382664837/map-...
- nytesky 3y agoBTW the most common job in DC in 1996 was JANITORS! I have to wonder if that survey was taken during the government shutdown when even was furloughed??