Technology is ones of the places where money, status, power, and influence is (like finance, etc.) Diversification of the elite requires elite professions; sani

Technology is ones of the places where money, status, power, and influence is (like finance, etc.) Diversification of the elite requires elite professions; sanitation worker, school teacher, and coal miner are not elite professions. It's true that this doesn't always get stated, but it is the most likely reason.