And I would add there are good paying jobs that a person with a fine arts degree can get. I would gather from a fine arts degree a certain amount of cultural literacy and intelligence in a person, perhaps a very good grasp of design and color.
People just need to figure out how to apply their gifts and find a way to fit them into the marketplace. I am sure there are good jobs for a hardworking motivated person with a college art degree. People just don't know how to find opportunities and lack the confidence and "huck and chuck" skills to get themselves the good paying job.
Here are two management-trainee openings I found on Craigslist in about 30 seconds...yeah, there’s no jobs out there!
http://buffalo.craigslist.org/ret/459020397.html
http://buffalo.craigslist.org/bus/439563614.html
Agreed, some of us end up managing technology training departments on college campuses. I joke that I've been rather expensively educated for a really cool hobby!