I know a dev fresh out of college who became proficient in COBOL, got a govt job offer, and now is working as a lifeguard because places that hire COBOL programmers take forever to process their paperwork. Presumably he'll start his real job in late summer when they get their act together.
I don't know if I would call it "atrociously" bad rates but a quick scan of Cobol listings on Indeed somewhere between $90K and $110K. I'm sure there are outliers on both sides.
Honestly I feel the rates for all software devs have gone down from a year ago which I am sure has something to do with the massive layoffs from the big companies.
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Just to underline this, I know devs in their 20s who became proficient in COBOL because an expert COBOL programmer can make crazy money.
I know a dev fresh out of college who became proficient in COBOL, got a govt job offer, and now is working as a lifeguard because places that hire COBOL programmers take forever to process their paperwork. Presumably he'll start his real job in late summer when they get their act together.
Really!!
All the jobs I’ve seen for COBOL programmers paid atrociously bad rates.
I don't know if I would call it "atrociously" bad rates but a quick scan of Cobol listings on Indeed somewhere between $90K and $110K. I'm sure there are outliers on both sides.
Honestly I feel the rates for all software devs have gone down from a year ago which I am sure has something to do with the massive layoffs from the big companies.