Posted on 05/03/2018 6:26:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
While typical entry-level jobs today pay around $40,000 to $50,000 annually, if you choose the right career route, you could be starting your career off making around six figures right off the bat. Of course, that depends on your job. Unsurprisingly, if you’re in technology, you’re in luck.
A recent study by Comparably that analyzed nearly 20,000 anonymous employee salary records from companies big and small, public and private, uncovered the top six entry-level jobs that have average annual salaries of $90,000 or more.
One of the highest paying jobs for people just stepping into the workforce is that of a data scientist. So if you know how to use computing technology to discover trends and develop tech-savvy techniques to solve problems, here’s a career path for you, and the good news? The average entry-level employees makes a whopping $110,850 every year. Following close behind, entry-level product managers make nearly $105,000 a year, and developers come in third for some of the entry-level highest salary at $96,000 annually.
Unfortunately, salary also varies depending on gender, with women usually earning less. But some good news for women who take on the roles of data scientists or developers: they make higher annual salaries than men -- overall, around $3,000 more annually. However, men who are mobile developers typically make substantially more than women, with an average $100,000 for men and $80,000 for women....
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Yep. Them, too.
At one company where I once worked there was a notice posted on a bulletin board that was the standard set of things to do if you encounter a mountain lion, with "project manager" substituted for "mountain lion." (Try to look big, etc.)
Congress-critters come to mind.
Talk about entry level - all they had to be good at was running around reflecting popular attitudes and asking people for money.
Then once in place, start making laws that affect all of us.
Sheesh.
My son does the same thing, but for a financial services company. They mine and anallize financial trends for their clients to allow them to target market more effectively. He only makes around $45K at the moment, but it’s his first job after military service and he’s in line for a promotion and hopefully a raise. He’s in his 20s so he has time to hit the six figure mark at some point.
Yes, data scientist is an entry level job title. Seniority is defined by an assigned level of experience (I, II, III, etc).
The rest of the story is that the jobs with 6 figure salaries are located where the cost of living is so high that tech companies are forced to pay these wages just to have a workforce. An entry level data scientist who prefers to live in the Midwest will start at half that salary, but will have a better standard of living, have short commutes to work, and can actually afford to buy a home.
I’m trying to get my son to do the same for a Foundation.
“White males generally have to go through a 8 hour interview conducted by a panel.”
And a probing psychological exam about the roots of his lack of diversity!
ENGINEER LIFECYCLE
Few Engineer Grads work as Engineers.
The technology career lifecycle is only a few years.
The tech career is short.
The college debt is forever.
How many techies speak Mandarin?
How many are willing to work at construction wages after 6 years of college?
Your foreign H1-B replacement earns 1/10 th your salary.
Actually, pretty much none of that is true. Especially for successful engineering students who tend to be a little more practical then, say, a liberal arts student.
Engineers grow and stay current as technology changes.
Engineering can be and should be a life long career.
I paid off my student loans in less then 5 years.
I speak only English and I work with people from China, India and Japan. All communicate in English, although broken English.
Why would an engineer work in construction?
H1-B engineers make the same amount as their American counterparts.
Exactly.
Quality University, study hard, get the best grades you can and forget about any language and social nonsense classes.
Right now if you can spell software, you can find a job.
None of that is true.
The only engineers I know who are not working as engineers are those who decided to retire early.
Those who were forced to retire back in 2002 is what I am fighting against which is why I fight against H1b.
For now, things are somewhat stable but it will come back if the economy starts to go Obama-Bush again
HALF LIFE
“Forced to retire” is unemployed, not working, lousy career choice.
The half life of an Engineer is quite short as they are replaced by foreigners. STEM career is a myth.
Never listen to a parent guiding you to Engineering college especially when the parent avoided STEM themselves. There are more long term, non out sourced education tracks.
Posted to the wrong item. Meant to post to ‘...calling for a civil war’ post. Apologies.
Plastics....
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