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Idk why there is a S in There at all. A lot of the science careers pay pathetic wages for the level of education required. “Business” is probably better bang fo

by rdtwo 5y ago

Idk why there is a S in There at all. A lot of the science careers pay pathetic wages for the level of education required. “Business” is probably better bang for the Buck. Hard science majors have a really hard road ahead of them.

HPsquared 5y ago
Only if they pursue the subject itself as a career; people with science degrees do well in engineering and technology.
- rdtwo 5y ago
  Yeah but that’s like saying people with liberal arts degrees do well in marketing and hr.
  - spot5010 5y ago
    What’s wrong with saying that? A solid foundation in arts and sciences can translate to many successful career paths.
  - analog31 5y ago
    Not quite. Engineering and technology can involve the application of science and math. I'm a physicist working at a technology company. The products might not need a lot of math and physics, but when they do, the engineers and programmers are over their heads. Just the fact that most people hate the things that I enjoy doing, and are glad to hand it off to me, are enough to keep me employed. I wouldn't build a tech business out of entirely physicists, but there aren't that many physicists anyway.
    - Dracophoenix 5y ago
      If there's aren't that many physicists in your line of work, isn't the lack of CS degree held against you?
      - analog31 5y ago
        We make measurement equipment and software to support it. I actually have a "scientist" title, and there are people with science background sprinkled through the org chart. One of our past CEO's was a scientist. This is not all that uncommon in businesses that are not "pure software" plays. If a product or service involves domain knowledge outside of programming, you always need to keep one or two people around who are experts in it, or people who are willing to actually develop that knowledge, which is often what physicists do. I am the keeper of "how it actually works" for a number of product lines. What I don't know is how I fare alongside CS'ists on payday, because I simply don't know. Even within the software department, there are some people with non CS education.
vondur 5y ago
That’s also due to the H1B visas. Many large companies bring people over to do lab jobs and pay them low wages. I have a Chem degree and work in IT for this reason. I knew some people who went into sales for companies that sell analytical equipment and do well with that, but sales isn’t for everyone.
- thunkshift1 5y ago
  I disagree. Majority of H1b visas are issued for tech, not science. Even if there were no h1b visas in science, I suspect your wages would still be pathetic. This is because the even if the science lab work is very critical, its very far from the final product you get in these fields
- isbvhodnvemrwvn 5y ago
  I'm not in the US and sciences also don't pay much, especially compared to software.

by rdtwo 5y ago

HPsquared 5y ago

Only if they pursue the subject itself as a career; people with science degrees do well in engineering and technology.

rdtwo 5y ago
Yeah but that’s like saying people with liberal arts degrees do well in marketing and hr.
- spot5010 5y ago
  What’s wrong with saying that? A solid foundation in arts and sciences can translate to many successful career paths.
- analog31 5y ago
  Not quite. Engineering and technology can involve the application of science and math. I'm a physicist working at a technology company. The products might not need a lot of math and physics, but when they do, the engineers and programmers are over their heads. Just the fact that most people hate the things that I enjoy doing, and are glad to hand it off to me, are enough to keep me employed. I wouldn't build a tech business out of entirely physicists, but there aren't that many physicists anyway.
  - Dracophoenix 5y ago
    If there's aren't that many physicists in your line of work, isn't the lack of CS degree held against you?
    - analog31 5y ago
      We make measurement equipment and software to support it. I actually have a "scientist" title, and there are people with science background sprinkled through the org chart. One of our past CEO's was a scientist. This is not all that uncommon in businesses that are not "pure software" plays. If a product or service involves domain knowledge outside of programming, you always need to keep one or two people around who are experts in it, or people who are willing to actually develop that knowledge, which is often what physicists do. I am the keeper of "how it actually works" for a number of product lines. What I don't know is how I fare alongside CS'ists on payday, because I simply don't know. Even within the software department, there are some people with non CS education.

vondur 5y ago

That’s also due to the H1B visas. Many large companies bring people over to do lab jobs and pay them low wages. I have a Chem degree and work in IT for this reason. I knew some people who went into sales for companies that sell analytical equipment and do well with that, but sales isn’t for everyone.

thunkshift1 5y ago
I disagree. Majority of H1b visas are issued for tech, not science. Even if there were no h1b visas in science, I suspect your wages would still be pathetic. This is because the even if the science lab work is very critical, its very far from the final product you get in these fields
isbvhodnvemrwvn 5y ago
I'm not in the US and sciences also don't pay much, especially compared to software.