Atoms are the building block for one element whereas molecular are different element atoms bound together either covalently or ionically
I think traditional cuz they do it based off of past generations
With mid level education, supposing basic 4 year college you could get a stable job paying 100k or less. You would earn more than minimum wage and depends on the state you live in. With high level education you would make a great deal of money and you would be more valued to employers due to that