Originally Posted by NGR
The media perpetuated the myth that engineering is the best most solid career. It's not. High school and colleges are pumping out STEM students. The majority of these students will not get a job on their field, or will have a very unstable career path, with lay offs etc. it's frightening.

So for those of us with math/science/computer "geeks", I wonder what a good career path is? My kids are 8/9 so things will change a lot, but I'd still like to get an idea.