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Big Tech Told Kids to Code. The Jobs Didn’t Follow.

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Big Tech Told Kids to Code. The Jobs Didn’t Follow.

The Daily

2025/09/29
The Daily

The Daily

2025/09/29
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For the past decade, a simple message has been delivered to a generation of American students: If you learn to code and complete a computer science degree, you’ll get a job with a six-figure salary. Now, thousands of students who followed the advice are d...

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For years, students were told that mastering coding would lead to lucrative tech careers, but a growing number are finding the job market far more challenging than promised. As the dream of six-figure salaries fades, a new reality is emerging for recent computer science graduates.
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Computer science graduates now face higher unemployment than biology majors.
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Many CS grads are discouraged as their degrees no longer guarantee tech jobs
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AI could eliminate entry-level programming jobs due to oversupply and automation.
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Tech moves faster than the education system

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Was the Coding Boom a Broken Promise?
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Why Can't New Grads Get Tech Jobs?
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One Student's Fight for a Foot in the Door
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How AI and Oversupply Are Reshaping Careers
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Who’s Really Designing the Future of Tech Education?
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Natasha Singer: I'm Helene Cooper. I cover the U.S. Military for The New York Times. So I'm sitting in my car in a parking lot outside the Pentagon. I had a cubicle with a desk inside the building for years, but the Trump administration has taken that away...