I am exposed to low wage careers on the daily and while there are higher paying jobs than programming, programming is one of the more robust jobs in the market.

I am exposed to low wage careers on the daily and while there are higher paying jobs than programming, programming is one of the more robust jobs in the market. There are very few jobs that are very stable in the modern economy. If you want a long term stable job, become a professional plumber or other technical service house-call. Steady demand, technology is not going to reduce needs for plumbing, not an attractive market so there's not that much growth.