It’s better to be a software developer than a pro athlete! Find out Why…
So Software developer vs Pro Athlete, lets check out the competition! In 2016, Cleveland Basketball great LeBron James made over £61 million between his pay (£18 million) and endorsements, Forbes reports. New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning made £36 million, and LA Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw made £25 million.
There’s no question being an elite pro athlete pays very, very well.
But consider this: The career span for an athlete is short and the rank-and-file pros don’t get paid nearly so much as the top players. In the NFL, the average career length is 3.5 years with the lifetime earning potential of £24,010,000, according to tech job site Paysa. In the MLB, the average career length is 5.6 years with the lifetime earning potential of £2.3 Million. None of that is chicken scratch. But if you factor in the number of people who try to become pro sports players and don’t ever get a decent contract at all, the percentages would be far lower.
Now, compare that to becoming a developer, Paysa suggests. If you try to become a software developer, odds are good that you will succeed. The average acceptance rate at engineering/programming Colleges are 63 out of 100. Plus, 6 out of 10 developer students graduate, and 97 out of 100 find jobs, Paysa says.
And once you’re out in the workforce, the average career span is 40 years with an average annual salary at £60,000 in the UK. The lifetime earnings potential adds up to £2.4 Million.
And that’s enough to stand tall, even against a pro NBA player.
If you want a Slam dunk career in Software development and bag yourself a few million pounds over the next 30/40 or 50 Years then check out our Software Developer jobs right now. There’s no better time than NOW!
– Tech Insider
