Technology will impact some 60 percent of all occupations, according to a July 2016 report by McKinsey. For professionals in these jobs, the report says, 30 percent or more of their activities will be automated over the next several years. Jobs that require high levels of creativity or people management are the least at risk, the report says. Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and dozens of other leaders penned an open letter in 2015 about the potential dangers AI poses to jobs and humanity. Musk says that so many jobs will be replaced by AI it may lead to the creation of a universal basic income, with governments providing citizen's with a wage.

With student loans reaching an all-time high, it's no surprise that many are now questioning whether their education is worth the expense. The average 2015 college graduate completed their education with 35,051 in student loan debt, according to a study by Edvisor, and a survey by Salary.com While not all degrees are created equal, and you can always find a career in a field you didn't major in, certain degrees are a better bet for students looking for the highest return on their education investment. In fact, a 2015 report by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce estimated that the difference in lifetime wages between the highest- and lowest-paying college majors is about 3.4 million. While some of the highest-paying tech employers have expressed an interest in hiring non-STEM graduates, science, technology, engineering, and math degrees still dominate the top 10 and much of the remaining top 50. But earning a STEM degree, which accounts for 20% of all college degrees, doesn't necessarily guarantee a high salary.