Can we stop using "STEM" when writing about job prospects?

[ucbalumnus]

@1NJParent

There’re also significant pitfalls in subdividing STEM for job prospects. Variation in compensations is largely driven by the laws of economics, namely the relationship between supply and demand. No one can forecast how any imbalance will develop or disappear for a specific field 5 or 10 years from now.

While that is true for any type of major-related (or otherwise) job prospects, generalizing over “STEM” rather than a more specific major or more closely-related group of majors often makes the claim weaker or less accurate. The ups and downs of the CS-related job market are of little direct relevance to biology majors, and it would be a mistake to refer to the “STEM” job market when describing the ups and downs of the CS-related job market.