Just wondering if anyone has stats or stories about the number of non-engineers who have jobs as a result of the work of engineers.<p>A casual look at job postings these days shows a huge number of openings for sales, finance, customer support, marketing, HR, and managers, but I'm not sure there's a corresponding increase in engineers. It seems the number of non-techies working in the tech field is increasing while the number of techies isn't growing at the same rate, at least in software-driven companies.
And a corollary question: how many US engineers in US companies are employed for every non-techie? My experience has been that the more non-techies come on board, the more inclined the company is to offshore development.
See also: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9999935" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9999935</a> ("On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs")
Well..you can't hire more developers if you're not getting customers, keeping them happy or paying your suppliers. So those other roles matter just as much as hiring a huge conclave of developers.