Job Prospects for ‘24, ‘25 Grads and beyond?

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Thought this might provide a more data driven view of the trends from the POV of a top CS program

Tech market slowdown from a Berkeley POV

FWIW - Sharing this compilation of data from the First Destinations Survey. There are some clear indications of the slowdown in the FAANG hiring #s below but it also looks like the net result and salary outcomes seem pretty comparable indicating other emerging tech firms like Databricks and other industries such as Finance absorbing many of these grads. All Majors 2022 2023 2024 Working 50% 53% 53% Looking for Employment 24% 25% 22% Grad School 20% 17% 21% Other/Looking for Grad School 6% 4% 5% Median Salary $87,000 $94,000 $95,000 COE 2022 2023 2024 Working 52% 57% 54% Looking for Employment 18% 16% 22% Grad School 26% 23% 20% Other/Looking for Grad School 4% 3% 4% Median Salary $120,000 $120,000 $120,000 EECS 2022 2023 2024 Working 63% 62% 57% Looking for Employment 18% 14% 24% Grad School 17% 22% 15% Other/Looking for Grad School 3% 2% 4% Median Salary $129,000 $128,000 $134,000 CDSS 2022 2023 2024 Working 62% 63% 5…

As someone else said upthread, the top quartile of the class is still getting plum jobs but the median CS grad is having a harder time everywhere and the bottom quartile is pretty much struggling.