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Re:From a Lorry Driver to Ruby on Rails Developer at 38 by dukeyukey on Sunday April 21, 2024 @03:25PM (#40108455)
Worth pointing out that among non-US countries, the UK has among the highest developer pay. This isn't the UK under-paying, it's the US being a massive outlier.
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Re:From a Lorry Driver to Ruby on Rails Developer at 38 by User23 on Sunday April 21, 2024 @03:37PM (#40108552)
Truck drivers in the USA can easily make well into the six figures as owner operators. It’s not gonna compete with FAANG (except maybe on oilfields?), but it’s a very good living.

And of course if you’re good at running yourself as a business you have the skills to run other drivers too if you choose to invest in a fleet.

Heck, for a while Amazon was paying people to quit and start trucking.

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