[AT] OT two university STEM majors to avoid

[James Peck]

I had an occasion to return a rented musical instrument to a music store several years ago which included an inspection of the instrument. Based on the twentyish appearance of the store manager, I asked him if he were a Music major. He said yes.  That is apparently another academic field where supply and demand are out of balance. Yet, I would bet the university from which the music major graduated counts him as having a job in the field of music. 

[John Hall] Those are 2 fields he should be able to get a job in. The only problem I see is he will have to go where the jobs are. Every town has an accountant, not many have an astronomer.

] James Peck] I encountered a fiftyish man in a McDonalds wearing a full antique McDonalds uniform. Turned out he had worked for McDonalds right out of High School, went to college, and having graduated with a couple of dud (my assessment, not his) majors, eventually came back to them. He had graduated with BS degrees in Astronomy and Geology.

We had a short conversation about the telescope on top of Mt. Haleakala, Hawaii, which we both knew something about.

An Associate Degree in Tractor Mechanics would be of far more help to people who work on tractors of any age.