Lots of phd are hired by industry. 3-5 years for the degree and 0-2 years post-doc’ing and you’re set for low-mid 6 figure income. Yeah, you’ll have to move f

Lots of phd are hired by industry. 3-5 years for the degree and 0-2 years post-doc’ing and you’re set for low-mid 6 figure income. Yeah, you’ll have to move from time to time, but people need “new discoveries”. And as a point of reference, getting a significant drug to market 3 months early is worth billions. People who can do that are gold. And sometimes, you save people’s lives. The people who’ve been working in the mRNA fields did ok. Successful tech CEO’s might have more money but Nobel laureates are, just maybe, more useful.