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Tech is the Most Lucrative Career: LinkedIn Study (axios.com)

Posted by msmash on from the demand-and-supply dept.

An anonymous reader shares an article: LinkedIn's 2017 U.S. State of Salary report is out, and tech is on top as the most lucrative career. Computer science majors are paid the most, with a median salary of $92,300. Software and IT services is the highest paid industry, with a median total compensation of $104,700.

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  1. And yet... by ZiggieTheGreat · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I've been working in IT for 20 years. I would love the median salary mentioned.
    It all comes down to location (MidWest), skills (plenty o' them), and adaptability (plenty).

    I've also, for 20 years, been the youngest member of my team everywhere I go. I'm now nearly 40 and I'm still the young'un.

    Get off the coasts, the rest of the country has plenty of work for people.

  2. Re:Sure it is by swillden · · Score: 4, Interesting

    At least until you turn 50.

    I'm 48, so I guess I'd better be worried?

    Nah. I see this complaint all the time, but in all my 30 years in the industry I've never actually seen it, at least for software engineers. If you can solve hard problems and write good code, you can work, and get paid well for it.

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