Comment by jacobr1
More like how many people with degrees in Business go into Management Consulting, would like to join a startup as a Product Manager, or accountants that want to be Associates at a VC firm rather than work a big 4.
But even for programmers, plenty of people make the decision to go into programming or medicine or law because they are well paid and respected careers. And interests in secondary school and university are influenced by parents, teachers and the culture promoting certain directions. Kids these days are bombarded by STEM everything.
Interesting enough I read an article that there is going to be and there is to some degree, a large shortage of accountants over the next 10-20 years as people entering the profession are at record lows and retirements are at all time highs