these articles (multi pages) work SO WELL on dial-up / pay-per-byte internet...
Very sad the low earnings for masters level STEM jobs.
The L-O-N-G time to Break-Even on the expense and time commitment of technical education!!!
And to think of the grief / stress & YEARS of pre req experience and training of getting an RNA!!!!
Plumbers and electricians have had the right idea for decades. Get in and get dirty, make your millions, (pre age 30) then go to school...(with your kids).
As a skilled worker, 5 yrs after finishing my apprenticeship, there wasn't a yr go by, that I didn't make more $$ than my boss. A LOT more $$, and no babysitting whining employees or 'reporting-results' to a nosy manager / investors, and NO wasted time writing annual performance reviews!.
Really depends on your objectives, passion, discipline, and talent.
Makes Sales jobs look pretty attractive