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    Quick Poll: Are You Concerned About Availability of New Engineers?

    June 25, 2025
    Finding and hiring engineers has become more difficult. Is this a concern in your work environment?
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    I would still recommend engineering and software development remain fields to potential engineers and software developers, as do most practicing engineers and developers based on our annual Salary Survey results. But finding and hiring engineers has been getting progressively harder. And the latest changes in United States policies have made this process much more difficult for everyone.

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    It has never been harder to develop, find, and hire new engineers.

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