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And most mech/ee make <150k. A closer comparison is IB.



How is income relevant to the claim interviews are often just as grueling in licensed careers?

Most software developers make <$150,000.[1] The median aerospace engineer makes 99% of the median software developer wage.[2] Probably the median licensed aerospace engineer makes more. The aerospace engineers I know think software interviews are insane. Lawyers and doctors I know think software interviews and their professions' filters are insane. I know nothing about investment banking interviews. But investment banking is known for hazing.

[1] https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes151252.htm

[2] https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172011.htm




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