Start your own business. You will never strike it rich by working for anyone else, in or out of STEM.
Re: “Start your own business. You will never strike it rich by working for anyone else, in or out of STEM.”
Words of Wisdom!
I come from 5 generations of small business owners.
The good news is that the greatest problem in business ownership - finding, managing, and retaining employees - is slowly but surely being eliminated by business software, engineering software, and labor saving machines.
I think we are within a couple decades of being able to say that all sole proprietors or family staffed businesses will have the potential to generate an upper middle class income.