An STEM degree was a fast track to a desk job that might have allowed for “middle class” living, whatever that means. But electrician/plumber/nursing/other phy

An STEM degree was a fast track to a desk job that might have allowed for “middle class” living, whatever that means. But electrician/plumber/nursing/other physically demanding jobs have always been the other, and more resilient, option. But they’re not desk jobs.