Re:Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa progr...
by george_morgan on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @05:41AM
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The 'hard STEM degrees' and 'brutal interviews' are irrelevant if the industry is functioning: are the people in these roles are able to perform them and are the companies profitable whilst able to pay high salaries.
If they are, there's nothing wrong with this situation.
Re:Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa progr...
by bluGill on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @08:12AM
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Unless you own the company, then the extra pay is coming out of your profits.
Re:Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa progr...
by justincormack on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @08:32AM
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Most businesses like lawyers, finance etc that are largely human based not capital based pay out almost everything to the workers. Often they were structured as partnerships. Even Goldman Sachs was a partnership for a long time until capital requirements increased.
Product managers are making 80-100% of what a software engineer makes. So 150-200k even at startups, and upwards from there at FANG.
Graphic designers are making 70-100%.
Even roles like "Human Resources Manager" are making 150k, because they're automatically "management", even though it's just a Bachelor's degree in Business and not a highly competitive role.
"Business analysts" (Excel and specialty tool power users) are making 100k+. No hard STEM degree or brutal interviews required.
However, it really is just in a handful of major US tech hubs that the pay is this high in tech. Outside the major tech hubs the high paying professions are the traditional ones... doctor, dentist, lawyer, etc.