Submitted by LevelWriting t3_zug8q0 in singularity
Scarlet_pot2 t1_j1ol3le wrote
Reply to comment by FranciscoJ1618 in AI will revolutionize education, anyone will be able to master any subject by LevelWriting
there was a study I saw awhile back, for software engineers around 92% had at least a bachelors degree. Sure if you want a level 1 tech IT repair job like geek squad or contract work, a cert with some experience is enough. I did that for a bit.
If you want a full time software engineer role that pays at least 60k+ a year, usually requires a degree.
FranciscoJ1618 t1_j1olqqg wrote
The study you saw is completely wrong. You should read some profiles and job postings from linkedin and you'll see most software developers don't have a bachelor and most job postings don't ask for degrees and if they do they usually say "not required". Instead they ask for X amount of years of experience in React for example.
Scarlet_pot2 t1_j1omn1i wrote
I'm not saying its impossible to get a SWE job without a degree or certs. But it puts you at a disadvantage. Why would a hiring manager choose someone without a CompSci Degree over someone with? Alot of times, The people with the degrees are the ones who actually get interviews.
And i saw a search on Indeed for SWE jobs, 17k asked for a Computer Science Degree, 11k asked for a Software Development degree.
Here is a study from July 2022 "73% of all Software Engineers have a bachelors degree"
FranciscoJ1618 t1_j1ooacw wrote
1st: that's limited to the US
2nd: it's not the same that "most of them have a bachelor degree" than "it's required to have a bachelor degree". Most people think they need to have it and that's why they get one, and then they start as everybody else being juniors and having a boss younger than them. Once you get your first job it doesn't make any difference and it's better to spend time earning money and getting experience instead of wasting money and time on useless knowledge.
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