I heard there is a growing demand for science students as well as for careers in science. How true is this?

Answer 1

Oh it's very true... in this case demand far exceeds supply. By taking science, you'll have a solid and flexible career foundation. A science student can easily shift into business, management, economics etc but it's not the other way round.

However, some branches pay better than others. A computer science/engineering graduate makes more money than a Physics or Chem graduate, and I mean way way more. There is no pay and no salary in the pure sciences. Better go for technology rather than pure science.

Answer 2

Baloney put out by TV people and High School Counselors and College recruiters.

Sure, there is a demand. BUT AT WHAT KIND OF PAY??

Why bust your butt for like 5 years getting a BS in some science or Engineering field and then make less than someone who didnt even go to college.

And, 5 year BS degree in Science gets you NO JOB You need another 2 years for a MS and if you get a Phd. you need another 4 or so. An Engineering degree might get you $50K. Look in the Want Ads, youl see this is true.

Go into Medicine, I mean a MD license, or Corporate Law. Those people earn money like running water from a spicket.

Answer 3

There are few real jobs--i.e., in teaching or industry--if that's what you were looking for. There's usually a mild demand for doctoral students to staff grant-funded university research, and undergraduate programs in the physical sciences are desperate for students, but that's about as far as it goes. The sciences shouldn't, in general, be looked at as any sort of career path.

Note that this has never prevented the National Science Foundation and the rest from stretching the truth about the demand for scientists. They've been doing this for some years now, and it seems to be more of a matter of self-delusion than any attempt to swell the ranks of job-seekers.