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“For workers, STEM jobs are linked to lower unemployment and higher wages, regardless of educational background or other factors.” STEM Jobs: 2017 Update U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration Office of the Chief Economist

45% 19% 4% of STEM jobs are in computer occupations of STEM workers are engineers 4% of STEM workers are mathematical science workers, architects, surveyors, and cartographers combined Source: STEM Occupations: Past, Present, And Future January 2017 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

42% increase in jobs in mathematical science occupations since 2009 Percentage employment change by type of STEM occupation, May 2009 to May 2015 42% increase in jobs in mathematical science occupations since 2009 Although these occupations account for only a very small percentage of total STEM jobs, it was the fastest growing segment in terms of the percent change in number of people employed in these occupations. Source: STEM Occupations: Past, Present, And Future January 2017 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

28% increase in jobs for mathematical science occupations by 2024 This means, there will continue to be more jobs in these fields Source: STEM Occupations: Past, Present, And Future January 2017 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

-2% growth rate for drafters, engineering technicians and mapping technicians This means that by 2024, there will be fewer STEM jobs for people who do NOT have a Bachelor’s degree Source: STEM Occupations: Past, Present, And Future January 2017 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

73% of STEM jobs require a bachelor’s degree currently This number is projected to go up Source: STEM Occupations: Past, Present, And Future January 2017 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Source: STEM Jobs: 2017 Update U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration Office of the Chief Economist

new jobs will be created in computer occupations by 2024 Almost 500,000 new jobs will be created in computer occupations by 2024 Source: STEM Occupations: Past, Present, And Future January 2017 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

job openings in computer occupations by 2024 Over 1,000,000 job openings in computer occupations by 2024 Includes new jobs created and vacant existing jobs Source: STEM Occupations: Past, Present, And Future January 2017 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Where will your STEM degree take you? Number of Jobs Added Percent Change in Number of Jobs

Amazing Jobs You Could Land With the Right STEM Education Music Data Journalist NASA Curiosity (Mars Rover) Driver 3M Staff Scientist (Inventor/Developer) EA Environmental Scanner (Environmental Modeler) Tumblr Product Manager ESPN Statistician Spotify Machine Learning Engineer Shapeways 3D Printing Materials Manager Professional Hacker Legoland Designer Source: https://mashable.com/2013/02/05/10-awesome-stem-jobs/#DWv6rRyqWZqh Accessed January 26, 2018

What can you do with your degree? Alternative Energy Developer (microbiologist, engineer, chemist, materials scientist…) Crime Scene Investigation (microbiologist, chemist, data modeler, geologist, anatomist…) Humanoid Robotics (mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, computer scientist, biologist…) Data Miner (statistician, mathematician, computer scientist, biologist, neuroscientist…) AI Developer (biologist, computer scientist, neuroscientist, computer engineer…) Storm Tracker (atmospheric scientist, data modeler, computer scientist…)