I'm 49 years old and was laid off from my six-figure sales job. I now make $52,000 in an entry-level role where I work alongside college grads.

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Damon Duncan, a 49-year-old former sales engineer, was laid off in 2023 and 2024 and has since taken an entry-level position with significantly less pay.

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OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman says engineers need this one trait to succeed

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OpenAI's cofounder, Greg Brockman, says engineers need "technical humility" to succeed at the company.

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How Citadel preps young engineers to work at one of the world's biggest hedge funds in two weeks

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Newly hired Citadel engineer Justin Milushev collaborating with colleague Prudhvi Lokireddy.
Newly hired Citadel engineer Justin Milushev collaborating with colleague Prudhvi Lokireddy.

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Don't think all Nvidians are now rich, says one engineer

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Some Nvidia employees are considered to be millionaires.

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Here's how much engineering students make in the middle of their careers

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The mid-career median wages for 10 kinds of engineering majors were largely at or over $100,000.

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A couple who converted a $7,000 school bus into their dream home breaks down the cost of living a nomadic life

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The Scherrers in their Skoolie, Aurora.

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Bet your career on these 6 climate jobs in 2024 — many pay well and have an average salary of more than $90,000

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I made over $800K at Meta. Here's how I significantly increased my compensation.

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Rahul Pandey is the founder of Taro.

Rahul Pandey

Entry-level software engineers can earn over $170,000 a year at Meta and Google, new data shows. That beats out pay at Amazon and Apple.

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Entry level engineers can make over $170,000 at Meta or Google, new Blind data shows.
Entry level engineers can make over $170,000 at Meta and Google, new Blind data shows.

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Boeing engineers designed a paper airplane that flew almost the entire length of a football field, smashing the world record

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Nathan Erickson (from left), Dillon Ruble and Garrett Jensen made history on Decemeber 2, 2022, in Crown Point, Indiana, for the farthest flight by a paper aircraft.
Nathan Erickson, Dillon Ruble, and Garrett Jensen.

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