By Myrin New | TechMorsels.MyrinNew.com
“Students who major in STEM fields… end up earning more due to a greater need for these specialized skills in higher paying industries, including finance and technology.”
— Yahoo Finance Article on Degrees
We’ve heard this mantra before: Study STEM and secure your future. But not all STEM paths are created equal — and in today’s evolving digital world, Technology stands out as the most open, dynamic, and rapidly advancing domain of them all.
Let’s unpack why the “T” in STEM may offer the best return on learning, especially for those who didn’t—or can’t—take the traditional university route.
Technology Is the Most Accessible STEM Field
Unlike Science or Engineering, which often require long-term lab research, accredited degrees, or regulated licensing, the tech world rewards what you can do right now.
You can learn how to code, build a web app, automate a process, or secure a server entirely online, often for free or at low cost. The world’s top tech minds — from self-taught developers to indie startup founders — didn’t wait for a diploma. They learned from:
- YouTube tutorials
- Open-source projects
- Tech blogs and engineering writeups
- Hands-on internships or bootcamps
- GitHub repositories and documentation
- Communities like Stack Overflow or Reddit
The barriers to entry are lower, but the potential for upward mobility is enormous — and still growing.
Valuable, but Longer Roads
Let’s be honest — science and engineering are vital to society. We’re not building rockets, bridges, or life-saving vaccines without them.
But the reality is, these disciplines usually require:
- Advanced degrees or certifications
- Extended timelines for research results
- Published academic work to break into elite roles
- A defined career arc within narrow disciplines
If your goal is a fast track into high-demand, high-paying roles — especially without long-term academic investment — tech is the most flexible, scalable on-ramp.
The Quiet Power Behind It All
Math deserves a special nod here. It powers algorithms, encryption, machine learning models, trading systems, and data analytics.
While pure math is often abstract and theoretical, applied math is the backbone of:
- Cryptography
- Financial modeling
- AI and deep learning
- Robotics and simulation
- Business analytics
If you have strong math skills, you are gold in every domain — especially in tech, where math becomes logic, and logic becomes software.
What You Can Do Today — No Degree Required
If you’re inspired by the potential of tech but lack a degree, here’s what I recommend:
- Pick a lane — web dev, cybersecurity, data science, cloud computing.
- Start small — watch a 15-minute tutorial and replicate it.
- Build in public — share what you’ve made on GitHub or LinkedIn.
- Join a community — Discord servers, Reddit forums, or local meetups.
- Earn a cert — platforms like Coursera, edX, Google, or AWS offer respected certificates.
The “T” Is Always Hiring
The reason tech continues to boom isn’t just because it pays well. It’s because it reinvents itself every few years — new languages, new frameworks, new problems. That means every learner has a chance to become a leader, regardless of their background.
While science, engineering, and math are critical to the broader innovation landscape, technology remains the most learnable, accessible, and immediately valuable tool for building your future.
Stay on the pulse of tech skills, trends, and strategies.
Follow TechMorsels.MyrinNew.com — where experience meets opportunity.
🔗 Share this post on LinkedIn using hashtag #TechMorsels #LearnToEarn #STEMCareers
