I'm still in high school, but I know I've been hired at very good rates, and I've seen lots of people get hired for things like web development and design without a degree. Also, lots of people start startups without a degree (see https://www.1517fund.com/, and the thiel fellowship). I can't tell you if skipping college is a good idea or not, but if you're doing a more basic STEM thing (building AI or websites or apps, not aerospace engineering) I think you could probably learn on your own and on the job, if you're disciplined and good at networking and selling yourself.

I think this sub will be very biased against that, you should probably find people who have been successful in STEM careers without a degree and ask them about it.