Here's how to tell if you could make a boatload of money as a programmer

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It's a great time to be a programmer. The average base salary of a software engineer in the US is close to $100,000, with those in San Francisco making over $140,000 on average.

But that doesn't mean coding is for everyone. How would you know if computer science is the right field for you?

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Code School, a site that offers online coding classes, revealed a new study that shows the common traits found among male and female programmers. It surveyed over 2,200 coders and developers to find out what they had in common growing up.

See if you might be one of them: