How accurate is the Bureau of Labor Statistics?

[Anonymous No.10133920]

I compared the data for software devs, electrical engineers and mechanical engineers.

According to the BLS, there are about 1.25 million employed in software development, 325K in electrical engineering, and 289K in mechanical engineering. Their projected growth rate from 2016-2026 is 24%, 7%, and 9% respectively. Software devs also have the highest income.

Am I missing something here or is a Computer Science degree really worth a lot more than an EE or ME degree?

Here are the links:
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/electrical-and-electronics-engineers.htm

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/mobile/mechanical-engineers.htm

[Anonymous No.10133928]

>>10133920
>growth rate from 2016-2026 is 24%
You are a fucking brainlet.

[Anonymous No.10133931]

>>10133920
Yes, you’re missing something. Software isn’t the only occupation for CSfags

[Anonymous No.10133932]

>>10133928
Just quoting what it says. You can read the links for yourself. Just copy and paste them. I know you can do it. Even a low IQ retard like you can figure it out.

[Anonymous No.10133948]

>>10133932
I regret to inform you that the current year is 2018.

[Anonymous No.10133957]

>>10133920
>Am I missing something here or is a Computer Science degree really worth a lot more than an EE or ME degree?
You aren't, but it's bad for the soul.

[Anonymous No.10134076]

>>10133948
>it's the current year
kys moron

[Anonymous No.10134118]

>>10133920
>Am I missing something here or is a Computer Science degree really worth a lot more than an EE or ME degree?
logic error: assuming EE/ME degree holders can't wind up doing software development.
in fact i'd venture the average EE student is a much stronger pick than the average CS kiddie

[Anonymous No.10134139]

>>10134118
the average EE student is a much stronger pick than the average CS kiddie
This. On average an EE that knows how to code is superior than a CS major that knows how to code. Chances are that the EE guy had to learn about pointers in school while the CS guy didn't.

[Anonymous No.10134143]

>>10134118
>in fact i'd venture the average EE student is a much stronger pick than the average CS kiddie
On average an EE that knows how to code is superior than a CS major that knows how to code. Chances are that the EE guy had to learn about pointers in school while the CS guy didn't.

[Anonymous No.10134533]

those numbers are bullshit

[Anonymous No.10134544]

>>10133920
Omg that little bit of backburger, now I’m gonna fap.

[Anonymous No.10134589]

>>10134143
I learned about pointers in an entry level C++ class, how would a CS major not take that?

[Anonymous No.10134694]

>>10134589
same here

[Anonymous No.10135322]

>>10133920
>projected
If their projection is accurate, yes.

[Anonymous No.10135874]

>>10134118
>>10134143

are employers willing to hire physics majors for software dev positions?

[Anonymous No.10136739]

Is it worth double majoring in CS and math? Would the knowledge gained from a math degree benefit you significantly.

[Anonymous No.10136742]

>>10134118
>>10134143
>Implying studying CS is the same thing as studying software engineering.
>t. salty non-cs majors

[Anonymous No.10136762]

>>10136742
I get the feeling a lot of people here don't understand what exactly computer science is.

[El Arcón No.10136765]

>>10133920
>How accurate
this is highly accurate

[El Arcón No.10136768]

>>10136762
There's the stuff physicists do like inventing transistors and then there's also the stuff coders do like typing.

[Anonymous No.10136882]

>>10133920
BRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP

[Anonymous No.10136890]

>>10136882
based and brappilled

[Anonymous No.10137368]

>>10136882
nice to see that /sci/ is also coming around

[Anonymous No.10137386]

>>10133920
>implying job titles == degree titles

kek

[Anonymous No.10137426]

>>10135874
Yeah, the company I'm working for have a softdev who has an Msc in theoretical physics. He is highly autistic, writes great codes, but it takes him 10x more time to finish a project, than your average codemonkey.

[Anonymous No.10137593]

>>10133920

[Anonymous No.10139411]

>>10133920
Lol, my chastity cage is feeling so tight all of a sudden.

[Anonymous No.10139466]

>>10133931
There's a lot more than those kind of technical positions, too, because CS is way too broad.

[Anonymous No.10141377]

>>10139466
this

[Anonymous No.10141467]

which specialty in computer science uses the most math? is it worth double majoring in math and computer science?

[Anonymous No.10143036]

>>10133920

[Anonymous No.10143052]

>>10134143
>learn about pointers
>in school
Did you also learn to wipe your ass in school?

[Anonymous No.10143080]

>>10143052
Those EE guys are pretty arrogant. They also think they use a lot more math than MEs.

[Anonymous No.10143154]

>>10143080
They do though.

[Anonymous No.10143184]

>>10143080
It's true though. CS majors learn programming in Java while EE learn C in their microcontrollers course.

[Anonymous No.10143188]

>>10143154
Why do you think that? What difficult math topics do you think EEs see that MEs don't?

[Anonymous No.10143197]

>>10143184
CS majors learn programming in various languages you spastic retard.

[Anonymous No.10143205]

>>10143184
>learn C
>in their microcontrollers course.
learning to copy&paste arduino code from stackoverflow is not the same as learning programming

And nobody who ever learned to program did it at school.

[Anonymous No.10143235]

>>10143154
No, it's not. Navier-stokes equations are more complicated than anything an EE sees.

[Anonymous No.10143512]

>>10143154
Retard

[Anonymous No.10144860]

>>10134589
Because a lot of them never take C++, they just go to Python or Java immediately

[Anonymous No.10145967]

>>10144860
probably went to shitty schools if they never saw C/C++

[El Arcón No.10145975]

>>10133920

[Anonymous No.10146449]

[Anonymous No.10146635]

>>10145975
BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP