Stanford Study: Entry-Level Software Jobs Down Nearly 20% as AI Reshapes Tech Hiring
By
Mark Kantrowitz
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Summary
A Stanford study reveals that entry-level software jobs have declined nearly 20% since 2022, driven by AI's growing ability to write computer code. This trend is reshaping hiring for college graduates and affecting academic major choices. Undergraduate enrollment in computer science has dropped across University of California colleges in 2025 (down 6% after a 3% drop in 2024), except at UCSD which added an AI major. The study highlights which college grad careers are most threatened by AI and which remain safest.
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With AI now able to write computer code, entry-level computer science jobs are increasingly at risk.
Undergraduate enrollment in computer science decreased in all University of California colleges in 2025, except at UCSD, which added an AI major.
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