You are a smart dude Did a degree and masters I guess In a big class in any of thousands of Universities All expection high paying high prestige jobs in an A list locationThe reality is the marlet is oversupplied There are already people with bums on seats doing work to make it harder for newbies to get a jobAutomating design software Doing a structural analysis in a few clicks Change a design to use a different bearing Change a bill of material and press refresh IT is getting bigger Much of the work is generic and doesnt need a masters to do it and the same programming can meet many needs Companies are getting bigger So a stock reorder program for Walmart serves all of Walmart Its big nut a once only deal Again less peopleSimply less people needed and more new people means lower salary Oh and white collar is the next target of automation