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In Australia, the "Traffic Control person" (aka Lollipop person) earns AUD 125K (USD 79K) and even without any qualifications doing home maintenance such as pai
by aussiegreenie 3y ago
In Australia, the "Traffic Control person" (aka Lollipop person) earns AUD 125K (USD 79K) and even without any qualifications doing home maintenance such as painting, replacing washers on leaking taps, or assembling Ikea furniture earns up to $100,000 pa.
People with PhD in Life Science struggle to get a job but people who have watched a few YouTubes earn huge wages.
If I were advising a younger coder, I would suggest that they learn COBOL and get paid $150K and leave the office at 5.00 pm
- rozenmd 3y agoAs a fellow Aussie that left the motherland, I'd advise folks to learn JavaScript and earn 4x that (in AUD) in the US
- worddepress 3y agoYou need to get permission to work and live in the US. To earn $320k you would surely be griding leetcode / system design questions?
- brailsafe 3y agoAs an out of work, albeit Canadian JavaScript programmer, I think that ship has sailed
- giantg2 3y ago" I would suggest that they learn COBOL and get paid $150K " The high paying COBOL jobs almost exclusively hire ex-employees who know the system. I knew COBOL from school and even making a couple small changes when I first started working. The people hiring specifically for COBOL want people with 25+ years of experience, familiarity with the specific system, and familiarity with the JCL or other aspects of the system.