What is STEM?

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Why STEM? There is a huge variety of exciting career paths open to people with STEM based skills. Young people with STEM qualifications are in demand in the job market and have good long term career prospects. People with STEM skills can make a big contribution to many of the big challenges facing society today. News video

Industries that require STEM skills.

Diana Garnham, Chief Executive of the Science Council. 72% of all UK businesses rely on people with STEM skills. 58% of all new jobs will be STEM related. “The world of science and engineering is open to everyone – and there is a great variety of jobs all over the UK, at all levels and in lots of surprising environments. There’s no one type of scientist and no single type of engineering.” Diana Garnham, Chief Executive of the Science Council.

People with STEM qualifications are very employable. The Confederation of British Industry estimates that: Between 2008 and 2014 the UK will need 2.4 million more people working in science and technology based jobs. 59% of employers expect to find difficulty recruiting enough people with STEM qualifications in the next 3 years.

STEM careers lead to good salaries later in life: Graduates earn £160,000 more than non-graduates in their working life time, and STEM graduates tend to earn nearly £250,000 more. Chemistry and physics graduates will earn on average over 30% more during their working lifetimes than other degree holders.

STEM careers offer good prospects for the long term: Most science and engineering companies provide training opportunities and map out long term career paths. There is a demand for people with STEM skills globally, careers can often include the opportunity for international travel. STEM matters. People with STEM qualifications are in demand: you put yourself in a stronger position in today's competitive job market. Studying STEM subjects leads directly to a huge variety of exciting and rewarding career opportunities. And with STEM skills, you can make a big contribution to many of the big challenges facing society today.

So young people who study STEM subjects are likely to be valuable and in demand in the employment market. STEM matters. People with STEM qualifications are in demand: you put yourself in a stronger position in today's competitive job market. Studying STEM subjects leads directly to a huge variety of exciting and rewarding career opportunities. And with STEM skills, you can make a big contribution to many of the big challenges facing society today.

You could be developing crops which provide greater yield to farmers – in a world where one billion people don’t have enough food to eat.

You could be reducing the number of people who don’t have clean water to drink.

You could be working on a cure for cancer and help more than 300,000 people who are diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK.

You could be designing safer cars – because almost 3,000 people a year are killed on UK roads alone.

You could be creating educational software to help children with dyslexia – because 1 in 10 children suffer from some level of dyslexia in the UK.

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