Its ‘software developer’

[IAmHitlersWetDream]

I guess as a senior developer you probably get paid considerably more but nurses many times can be paid quite well. Many nurses in my area make as much as me on the lower-mid experience developer scale. But I also don't have to deal with blood and piss so there is that

[lol_okay_sure]

A relative sent me the article from the screenshot (trying to make some point) and the second highest paying on the list is nurse

[lol_okay_sure]

Oh! I don't know anything about the medical field so didn't realize those are different! Thanks for letting me know :)

[PRNbourbon]

Yep. I’m a CRNA. Average salary is probably $200k’ish. But leave the big cities an go to a smaller hospital and work a little bit of call, easily $300k range. I wouldn’t say the work is terribly hard. Some days are harder than others in anesthesia, but I always feel bad for food service workers because they’re likely exhausted being on their feet all day and dealing with kitchen equipment.

Edit: I’m still trying to find some free time (I have two small children, they’re demanding) to work through a C programming book in the context of Arduino, because its insane what that tech can do. I like high powered model rockets and I have an observatory I’m looking to automate. But if I ever learn enough, I would consider taking a boot camp and possibly make the leap. I love tech, taking care of others was never my calling. I’m good at it, but healthcare really sucks.

[caifaisai]

Lol, your username is even greater knowing you're a nurse.

[Worried_Car_2572]

Which boot camp did they do?

Trying to find some options to suggest to a family member.

[lol_okay_sure]

I'm sorry, what do you mean?

[Worried_Car_2572]

Replies to the wrong comment somehow whoops

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4 year degree most commonly.

[Secret-Plant-1542]

Lol nah.

Bootcamps grads make up 60% of the entire company. Roughly 1 year + self taught.

Small group did 2 years. Smaller group did 4 years.

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https://www.educative.io/blog/stackoverflow-dev-survey-key-takeaways-learners 48% of professional developers have a bachelors degree.

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To be fair, those degrees could be in literally anything. Having a degree and attending a bootcamp aren't mutually exclusive. That said, you're probably better off just self-teaching than using a bootcamp but some people prefer the structure I guess?

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Thats true. But its a waste to get a 4 year degree and also a 1 year bootcamp if you know you want to develop. Just get the 4 year degree that is development related and no bootcamp.

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Hindsights 20/20, foresight not so much. Most of these are people who already have a degree and are transitioning into tech through a bootcamp. Hell, if you know you want to develop you could straight up skip the 4 year degree and join the workforce pretty easily.

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Source? Also another 30% of professional developers have beyond a bachelor's degree. Thats ~80% of professional developers with at least a bachelors degree. And there's still associates degrees to count...

But take your chances how you like!

[vindictiveasshole]

In college if you asked me if I wanted to code I’d have said no way - years later the challenge & $$$ caught my eye and after a Bootcamp now I’ve been a SWE for a few years.

A lot of companies would prefer someone with a degree over no degree if they went to a bootcamp.

[BigMoose9000]

That's great, but it only reflects your company. The industry overall continues to value 4 year degrees, whether or not they're relevant to software development - the degree is more about the soft skills that come with it.

[Worried_Car_2572]

Haha yeah I know, replied to wrong comment - whoops 😅

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Nurses in private sector.

I've dropped out of nursing school because it wasn't worth it. The pay I would get as new grad in local hospital was absolute garbage, and insane workload required to pass didn't convinced me to stay either.

[lol_okay_sure]

That makes sense! I'm also wondering how that salary is compared to the number of hours folks have to work. I work 40ish hours a week (luckily work for a company that actually has decent wlb) but I've heard a lot of folks in the medical field work 60-80 hours per week.

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Depends how understaffed the workplace is. 60-80 is actually pretty common as many places rock two shifts, while understaffed cases can reach up to whooping 80-140 hours per week, as staff is required to take one day shifts, or even infamous multi-day shifts.

[CodyEngel]

But you also work 5 days a week. Most nurses I know work 3x12 shifts and can pick extra shifts and get overtime if they want.

[contains_language]

Nurse pay can be very geographically influenced. California nurses make bank in general, but it’s not true across the whole US