Despite the constant ‘job apocalypse’ warnings, computer science graduates are actually on track to earn $81,000 right out of college

With warnings of a white-collar “jobpocalypse” growing louder, the outlook for Gen Z college graduates can seem bleak. Among aspiring tech workers in particular, the anxiety has been especially intense. Coding tasks once left to junior developers can now be automated in minutes—fueling predictions from some industry leaders that traditional entry-level software roles could soon vanish.

But new data suggests that speculation about the outright demise of computer science graduates may be overblown.