So it's just a author talking about his book where the central point is that we're "failing our STEM" majors because according to one figure as many as 70% of "

So it's just a author talking about his book where the central point is that we're "failing our STEM" majors because according to one figure as many as 70% of "STEM graduates" don't end up working in "STEM jobs". I'm just generally not a fan of this kind of absolutist thinking. "STEM" is a massive umbrella that encompasses dozens of fields, many of which might not have a robust undergraduate-to-employment pipeline the way that something like CompSci did until very recently. Lots of STEM undergraduate degrees are not by themselves that useful for employment, but generally are part of a track which includes postgraduate education. It's not that crazy that some 18 year old might think they want to be an MD or PhD, but have changed their minds by the time they complete undergrad. Also lots of Science and Engineering departments at universities have degree plans which are coded as "Science" or "Engineering" degrees but are academically much less rigorous than other programs at the college. Graduates of these majors typically don't end up in jobs that would be coded as "STEM jobs" in official statistics. So what's the takeaway? That often people end up in careers that differ from their education? Ok sure, but is a sensational title like "Wasted Education" warranted?