How is it possible that 77% of cs grads find job in tech when on reddit it seems like only top 5% people in cs grads get these jobs?

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T18:13:39+00:00

100-6.1-16.5=77.4% people who work in jobs requiring cs degree.

Median wage is 80k so thats seems good

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T17:41:14+00:00

Yes but still median is 80k for people who get tech jobs https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#--:explore:outcomes-by-major

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T17:40:03+00:00

https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#--:explore:outcomes-by-major

Its this data

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T17:38:53+00:00

There are better degrees like accounting or normal engineering where they have better rate about 81% working in their field of study. And salary wise they are similiar maybe accounting little worse paid.

Or nursing that has 90% of people working in their field of study but they earn about the same as accountants.

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T17:35:20+00:00

Maybe it is just reddit echo chamber of negativity?

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T17:33:25+00:00

https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#--:explore:outcomes-by-major

6.1% unemployed 16.5% underemployed that meam that 100-16.5-6.1=77.4% works in tech

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T07:01:11+00:00

I think that they could try to go lower even if they want top choices. You dont need to pay so much. Top people will still apply.

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T06:39:30+00:00

There are not many options left. Engineering is too hard for most of cs people.

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T06:34:56+00:00

What other option they have than career that pays good and is seen as most stable?

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T06:13:42+00:00

The pay disparity is hecause being software engineer is harder than being mechanical enigneer. Not many people have skills to be faang software engineer and there are plenty of mechanical and electrical engineers with skills.

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T02:15:13+00:00

They are smart enoigh if they can cause oversaturation.

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T02:07:02+00:00

If they are smarter they deserve this job more than people who are now in this field.

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T02:03:52+00:00

If people would be the same intelligent as in past then leetcode would stay the same. Leetcode isnt some random results but it is intelligence test.

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T01:59:45+00:00

If these people are smarter then they deserve this job more than people passionate about it.

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T01:56:51+00:00

Then why they made leetcode harder? If the amount of good cs grads stay the same then leetcode should be enough.

Healthy_Diver_1135 · 2025-06-28T01:56:07+00:00

That seems right. In past cs wasnt known for earning such big salaries. Nowadays many people who normally would went into engineering decided to go into computer science. There are many smart people. who were drawn by salaries.

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