How's that STEM education working out?
Much of the public enthusiasm for STEM education rests on the assumption that these fields are rich in job opportunity. Some are, some aren’t. STEM is an expansive category, spanning many disciplines and occupations, from software engineers and data scientists to geologists, astronomers and physicists.
What recent studies have made increasingly apparent is that the greatest number of high-paying STEM jobs are in the “T” (specifically, computing).
Earlier this year, Glassdoor, a jobs listing website, ranked the median base salary of workers in their first five years of employment by undergraduate major. Computer science topped the list ($70,000), followed by electrical engineering ($68,438). Biochemistry ($46,406) and biotechnology ($48,442) were among the lowest paying majors in the study, which also confirmed that women are generally underrepresented in STEM majors.
So study cybersecurity, not slime molds.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by crafoo on Saturday November 04 2017, @03:24AM
Some would say the lesson from this is that there is no such thing as a one night stand, not really. You should also take responsibility for your actions. If you can't stand the person to be around them to raise a kid, maybe don't have sex with that person? Or be prepared to shoulder the responsibility that comes with it. Same things goes for the women. Ask around to those that have had an abortion. Every decision has consequences. Try to make decisions as you go through life you can feel good about, or at least say you followed through.