OT: Computer related degrees

[BoDawg.sixpack]

The previous thread got me thinking about the official numbers for the unemployment rates of computer science majors. It looks like both computer science and computer engineering are in the top five for all the wrong reasons. This was unthinkable a decade ago.

This data is from 2024 so it's probably even worse now as AI has adoption has accelerated sharply.

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

The previous thread got me thinking about the official numbers for the unemployment rates of computer science majors. It looks like both computer science and computer engineering are in the top five for all the wrong reasons. This was unthinkable a decade ago.

This data is from 2024 so it's probably even worse now as AI has adoption has accelerated sharply.

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How does a 28 year old anthropologist look in the mirror and say "I'm underemployed"? Not much demand for those I would think. No offense to all you anthropologists.

 

[Dawgbite]

When I was at State I was fascinated with getting an Archeology degree. I just never could rationalize what I’d do with it other than teach and I knew I didn’t want to teach so I’d just walk by the building on down to engineering row.

 

[Shmuley]

Grok to CEs: “you’re 17d.”

 

[johnson86-1]

I'm surprised Computer Engineering and Computer Science are close. I thought Computer engineering was more hardware that would give them some protection and computer science was more coding and claude would be going in dry on them.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

How does a 28 year old anthropologist look in the mirror and say "I'm underemployed"? Not much demand for those I would think. No offense to all you anthropologists.

I’m waiting on the Anthropology grad student who decides to study Six Pack Speak…

That person will have a…

Field Day

 

[Dawgbite]

A thousand years from now when the archaeologists and anthropologists start digging around my property they will determine that past occupants of that land sacrificed possums, coons, and tom cats. It must have been some ritual involving 17 and 22 caliber projectiles.

 

[Walkthedawg]

Coming out of high school, I was going to go a route that included computer programming because it was the heyday of windows XP and I was just enamored at the possibilities.

thank goodness that CPA I met talked me into accounting. I just used ChatGPT to write an elaborate Visual Basic code for an Excel Macro that takes a report I have and filters it, breaks it down, ignores the unimportant, and shows a summary complete with pivot tables. And it automatically generates its own tabs to place everything in. I just paste the information in and blamo. And it took a few hours to perfect.

 

[Villagedawg]

My son graduated in CS in December. He was lucky to go to work for the company he interned with for a good salary and benefits. A lot of entry level CS jobs are moving heavy into AI.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

Those numbers are disturbing. I would look at them today and go I'll spend one year of education on becoming an electrician or HVAC or welder or any other trade. My investment is way less and I can easily make those salaries and have a much higher employment rate.

 

[Dawgbite]

Those numbers are disturbing. I would look at them today and go I'll spend one year of education on becoming an electrician or HVAC or welder or any other trade. My investment is way less and I can easily make those salaries and have a much higher employment rate.

My son went to community college to become an electrician. Upon graduation he decided to go to State and got his Industrial Engineering degree. He will tell you that the community college electrical degree has opened more doors and provided more opportunities than the IE degree ever has.