> My point is that academic jobs are generally well-paying and secure That is a completely wrong assumption for the United States. 66% of faculty positions tod

> My point is that academic jobs are generally well-paying and secure That is a completely wrong assumption for the United States. 66% of faculty positions today are non-tenure track, also known as adjunct or contingent faculty (source: http://agb.org/trusteeship/2013/5/changing-academic-workforce http://agb.org/trusteeship/2013/5/changing-academic-workforc...). Median salary for adjunct faculty is $31k a year (source: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Adjunct_Professor/Salary http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Adjunct_Professor/Sa...)