STEM Stats

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• The median annual wage for all STEM occupations is $97,980 compared with $44,670 non-STEM jobs. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022)

• Software development employment is projected to grow 25% from 2022-2023. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022)

• A typical STEM worker earns two-thirds more than those employed in other fields. (Pew Research Center, 2018)

• 2 out of 5 Americans believe the STEM worker shortage is at crisis levels. (Emerson, 2018)

• Students today are twice as likely to study STEM fields compared to their parents, but the number of roles requiring STEM expertise is growing at a rate that exceeds current workforce capacity. (Emerson, 2018)

• The U.S. will need to fill about 3.5 million jobs by 2025; yet as many as 2 million may go unfilled due to the skills gap. (Emerson, 2018)

• Since 1990 STEM employment has grown 79% (from 9.7 million to 17.3 million), whereas overall employment grew only 34%. (Pew Research Center, 2018)

• 76% of parents want their child to end up in a STEM-related career. (Toy Association, 2017)

• A computer science major can earn 40% more than other college majors. Their lifetime earnings is $1.67M, compared to $1.19M for other college graduates. (Code.org)