zlacker

[parent] [thread] 0 comments
1. Goladu+(OP)[view] [source] 2018-02-15 19:58:14
The difficulty here lies in actually doing a reasonable compare/contrast that looks at the entire system. You wouldn't compare the salary of a PhD principal software architect to a registered nurse at a pediatrics office. Just like you wouldn't compare the salary of a cardiac surgeon to a junior programmer.

There are many professional and specialist roles in the medical field that go beyond "nursing" but don't require going to med school for full MD training. You have occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, physicians assistants, nurse practitioners, behavioral therapists, and probably many others I don't know about. Last I checked, all of the fields I mentioned are majority women. The salary ranges clear $100k though there's a generally higher education requirement for a given pay range. Although I think that is more an issue that tech has a uniquely low bar for formal education and a higher bar for informal education and experience.

[go to top]