Dropouts Need Not Apply: Silicon Valley Asks Mostly for Developers With Degrees – Real Time Economics – WSJ

• Dropouts Need Not Apply: Silicon Valley Asks Mostly for Developers With Degrees – Real Time Economics – WSJ

  •  But it turns out that tech companies are more likely than other employers to require college degrees when hiring software developers.
  • Seventy-five percent of job ads for those roles at technology companies specify an educational requirement
  • And in 95% of the tech-sector job ads that list a minimum credential, the employer calls for a bachelor’s degree or higher, versus 92% of the ads from all employers seeking developers.
  • “and on the other side, the reality of so many of the best kinds of jobs being closed to those who don’t have a college degree.”
  • Burning Glass found employers in Silicon Valley were the most exacting in terms of credentials, listing education requirements in 77% of developer job postings, and in those ads, demanding a bachelor’s or advanced degree 98% of the time
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  • Portland, Ore., employers asked for a college degree in 88% of job ads with a credential requirement; in Dallas and Minneapolis, 90% did
  • It’s unfortunate that the tech sector is using college degrees as a screening mechanism for so many well-paying jobs.

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