Big Tech Told Kids to Code. The Jobs Didn’t Follow.

For the past decade, a simple message has been delivered to a generation of American students: If you learn to code and complete a computer science degree, you’ll get a job with a six-figure salary.


Now, thousands of students who followed the advice are discovering that the promise was empty. Natasha Singer, a technology reporter for The Times, explains.


Guest: Natasha Singer (https://www.nytimes.com/by/natasha-si...) , a technology reporter in the business section of The New York Times.


Background reading: 

• Goodbye, $165,000 tech jobs. Student coders seek work at Chipotle (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/te...) .

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Photo: Andrew Spear for The New York Times






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