1. Giving Job Seekers a Boost to the First Rung of the STEM Career Ladder Massachusetts STEM Summit Labor Market Information on STEM Occupations in Massachusetts Meelynn Wong November 14, 2013

2. Collaboration Metro North STEM Partnership Franklin Hampshire Regional Employment Board Boston PIC Central Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board STEMPower Economic Modeling Specialists Intl.

3. STEM is not about flowers!

4. It’s about occupations based in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

5. STEM Challenge for Next Decade Baby Boomer retirement will result in 50 % depletion of STEM workforce BUT 80% of new jobs created will require math and science skills! (Governor’s STEM Advisory Council)

6. STEM Workforce Projections Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Labor Market Information ▫Employment in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector in Massachusetts is projected to grow by 32.4% between 2010 and 2020. ▫That’s 78,083 jobs! ▫http://lmi2.detma.org/Lmi/Industry_Projection. asphttp://lmi2.detma.org/Lmi/Industry_Projection. asp

7. STEM Employment Projections From 2012 – 2014: Massachusetts ▫9.8% increase in employment ▫An additional 24,943 jobs September 14 – October 13, 2013: Massachusetts ▫9,621 job openings were posted in the STEM Sector (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, HWOL)

9. * Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Annual Data for Massachusetts, May 2012

17. STEM Career Pathways How do we get to the first rung of the STEM Career Ladder?

18. Questions Meelynn Wong Associate Director Metro North Regional Employment Board 617-871-1115 mwong@mnreb.org