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🤔 Have you ever wondered if STEM jobs are as plentiful and lucrative as they are made out to be? Let’s dive into this discussion!
I feel like there’s a huge push to make STEM fields look attractive, with charities and university departments recruiting students left and right. But in reality, is the job market for STEM fields as strong as we think it is? Here are some thoughts to consider:
– It’s difficult to generalize all STEM jobs, as each field within STEM has its own job market and salary prospects.
– While fields like nursing and engineering may have high demand and good pay, others like biology or mathematics may not have as many job opportunities.
– Making blanket statements about the earning potential in STEM fields can be misleading and may not apply to every individual.
So, what can we do to navigate the uncertain job market in STEM fields? Here are some possible solutions to consider:
– Research specific STEM fields carefully to understand the job market trends and demand.
– Consider gaining additional qualifications or certifications to make yourself more competitive in your desired field.
– Networking with professionals in the industry can provide valuable insights and potential job opportunities.
What are your thoughts on the job market in STEM fields? Do you have any tips for navigating the sometimes unpredictable world of STEM careers? Let’s discuss! 💡🚀
You will ULTIMATELY make good money with a STEM degree. You will also be generally smarter and happier, because you better understand the world around you.
Been a ME for 16yrs and been managing manufacturing projects for the last 6.
I am unemployed 18months now.
I have seen since the start of my career mechanical engineering jobs stagnate and disappear.
I always advise against ME if anyone asks because of all my own career struggles over the years.
Data is king right now.
There is a big push for multiple reasons. One of them is too saturate the market so each an engineer does not cost over 200k a piece. Jobs, as of now, are not plentiful because the tech sector is on the down swing at the moment. STEM was never as lucrative as a business degree. You make more out of school, but you hit your ceiling pretty quick pay wise. It has been like this since, well, always. However, every once in a while, you have companies like Google overpaying their staff and giving this false narrative that engineers and scientists make bank by just showing up with a degree. What I tell my interns? If you picked engineering to make money, then you did horrible research.
Yeah, I agree. I think that STEM seemed very bright and enticing ten years ago but today things are very different. It’s still a better line of work than most, but it’s not the cure all that people want to think it is.
I can only speak to the E in stem cuase that’s what I do. And in that case I think you’re correct about it being overhyped. It’s a hard career getting a job is competitive and unless you’re at the top of the field you would be making more money as a nurse in a lot of cases. I don’t think I’m built to do anything else honestly like being an engineer is what I’m meant to do but there are definitely lower effort alternatives that make just as much money. To sum it up I’d saying being an engineer is something you do cuase you love not because it’s a get rich quick scheme it’s more of a get middle class and having to put a lot of effort in.
One less talked about reason is because of all the jobs that exist related to pushing people into this.
All those college admins and teachers and college prep shit and stuff that caters to the college kids etc.
STEM isnt bad and does lead to a comfy life but there are plenty of bad roads in it.
And stuff like it being outsourced/having to compete with h1b visas is only making it worse. There’s a push to allow even more h1b now.
Mass migration already fucked the lower class. Middle class is about to learn the consequences of their own actions next.
You make good money, but it’s not for everyone, it requires a certain minded and personality to work, at least in the E part of it
Also, the money isn’t as good as older generations think, sure, you can easily make 100k plus in engineering, but the people pushing it are thinking in 1980s dollars, that 100k now is the equivalent of about 30k then
But this applies to anyone who doesn’t do some of their own planning and research, any field. It isn’t enough to blindly listen to a general piece of advice used to draw in prospective students, and frankly anyone spending the time and money to go to university should know that.
Curious what country you live in? Where did you get your data from?
They did the same thing years ago with IT. Push a ton of kids into a field to over saturate it, to the point you can underpay everyone.
STEM has gotten a big push because of a huge gap in STEM graduates overall compared to other countries. It makes sense that the benefits of the degree would become less the more STEM grads you have.
Unless you have the government assigning people careers, there is always going to be to be a cycle where certain fields have shortages and people are encouraged to study those fields, you see an influx of people, and the that affects the benefits of going into the field.
Have you done legitimate research or is this your opinion? I’m a STEM grad; this sounds like nonsense not based on any scientific data.
It’s better than anything else. Unless you’re getting a STEM degree, or a specific degree that directly translates in a future career then college is largely a waste of money.
Lol. OK. Get a creative writing degree and let us know how that works out for you.