OUTCOMES
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Our graduates working in software development reported a median salary of $65,000 within 6 months of graduation, which aligns with that of computer science students graduating from four-year universities, and $100,000 within 2 years of graduation. Three out of eight two-year graduates did not report their salary in response to our survey.
Placement and Salary Outcomes for Code Platoon Graduates (August 2018)
BEFORE GRADUATION
0% FULL-TIME DEVELOPERS
$40,000 MEDIAN SALARY
6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION
73% FULL-TIME DEVELOPERS
$65,000 MEDIAN SALARY
24 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION
100% FULL-TIME DEVELOPERS
$100,000 MEDIAN SALARY
All median salaries are rounded to the nearest thousand. Survey spans 5 cohorts starting from the program inception in 2016 and was completed in July 2018. Read the full report here.
OUTLOOK
A prime job market awaits software developers for years to come. Demand is growing faster than for most professions, with over 200,000 open positions and wages that are both high paying and increasing year over year.
MOST PREDICTED JOB GROWTH
Top 5 Fastest Growing Professions out of > 1000
PERSONAL CARE AIDES ($21,920 MEDIAN SALARY)
FOOD PREPARERS AND SERVERS ($19,440 MEDIAN SALARY)
REGISTERED NURSES ($68.450 MEDIAN SALARY)
HOME HEALTH AIDES ($22,600 MEDIAN SALARY)
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS ($100,800 MEDIAN SALARY)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016
OVERALL PREDICTED JOB GROWTH
Rate of Predicted Employment Growth in 2026
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016
MOST PREDICTED WAGE GROWTH
Top 20 Fastest Growing Professions out of > 1000
TOP 20 PROFESSIONS INCLUSIVE ($55,675 MEDIAN SALARY)
SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ($105,000 MEDIAN SALARY)*
* Software engineers have the highest median salary of the top 20
Source: Glassdoor, 2015
OVERALL PREDICATED WAGE GROWTH
Rate of Actual Wage Growth in 2015
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2.2%
All occupations
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3%
All Software Developers
Source: Glassdoor, 2015
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