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Student developers were polled via 80 spring 2016 hackathons to asses how they feel about their career options. Some of the key finding were:
- 83% of students said they were looking for fulfilling careers, rather than simply for jobs.
- Students plan to stay an average of 2.9 years at their first full-time job.
- Students predict that they'll stay at later jobs for 5 years on average.
- Students expect to earn between $70–150K right out of school.
Details of the Devpost study can be found here.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by curunir_wolf on Thursday May 19 2016, @05:02PM
If they significantly lower their salary expectations, they may be able to compete with the H-1Bs as long as they're willing to work outrageous hours as a slave to the company. 2.9 years is a little long to do that without burning out or getting shoved out for a cheaper imported contractor, although they might make it in some place with plenty of venture capital coming in.
I am a crackpot
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 19 2016, @07:40PM
There are places without this issue: 3-letter agencies and defense contractors
Pay your bills, stay off the drugs, and you too can have a stable career in the USA.