Yikes! I didn't mean to insult all the theater people. However... I don't think you can really compare the overall job prospects of a STEM based major to those

Yikes! I didn't mean to insult all the theater people. However... I don't think you can really compare the overall job prospects of a STEM based major to those of a Theater major. Yes, some people make a lot of money doing Broadway, but on the whole, I'd wager that the bulk of "actors" live on "getting by" wages. How many steady $60k+ gigs are out there for the taking? All that said, I may be the victim of sample bias. Though I was never a thespian, my core group of friends growing up consisted mostly of theater people in high school, and then onto college, I still hung out with many thespians, and now, the bulk of them are.. waiters/"actors." There are a couple that are working near constantly, but for very little money; Maybe a couple of hundred dollars for two weeks of shows.