MongoDB has become one of the top-10 most highly compensated technology skills and ranks as the fifth-most popular database in the world, surpassing IBM's DB2. However, there is confusion among developers about what it means to be "NoSQL" and how it relates to MongoDB. Employers should look beyond generic NoSQL skills and instead focus on finding a modern database that improves developer productivity and enables transformational applications. MongoDB has become popular due to its significant benefits for developers and organizations, rather than just being classified as a NoSQL database. As a result, hiring an experienced MongoDB engineer is often more successful than hiring a "NoSQL engineer".