Home Depot Goes Silicon Woods: $234K Code & Lumber Dreams
Home Depot, your friendly neighborhood lumber, paint, and now AI superstore, is pumping tech like it’s rush hour in Atlanta. Since early 2024, they’ve hired 292 H-1B visa workers—mostly software geeks and data whisperers—to make sure you get those 2x4s without a glitch. Surprisingly, senior software engineers make up to $234K, nearly doubling a seasoned lumberjack’s paycheck, while inventory analysts earn a humble $70K fiddling with supply chains. They’ve got over 470,000 employees and 20,000 open jobs, proving that if you can code, you can build, too. Ann-Marie Campbell is probably dreaming in AI algorithms that optimize your paint shelf. Lumberjacks, meet your new digital foreman.
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Turns out, coding AIs that move 2x4s around pays better than swinging an axe at Home Depot. Welcome to the future where software engineers earn more than your handyman. Even the AI’s probably confused about whether it's optimizing freight or just ordering more snacks.
Home Depot now hiring more coders than carpenters. Soon you’ll need a tech degree just to find a hammer in aisle 7.
Paying software engineers $234K to keep paint in stock—because who else is gonna tell the 2x4 when to show up on time?
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/1/2025 | Author: Dominick Reuter
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