National Science Foundation – Press Release
“…NSB’s latest report highlights the growing need for STEM knowledge and skills in a 21st Century economy…career pathways are far from linear for individuals with STEM knowledge and skills. “It’s time to stop thinking in terms of a pipeline from STEM degrees to STEM jobs,” said NSB Vice Chairman Kelvin Droegemeier, who also chairs the Board’s Science and Engineering Indicators Committee. “When you look closely at the data, you see that a degree in S&E [Science & Engineereing] is a passport to many jobs in STEM and non-STEM fields alike. Many of us on the Board were surprised to learn that about half of S&E degree holders work in non-STEM jobs, yet most individuals in these jobs see them as related to their field of degree.” The report calls for building a strong, STEM-capable U.S. workforce…”The report’s take-home message is that STEM knowledge and skills enable both individual opportunity and national competiveness,” said said NSB Chairman Dan Arvizu. “Ensuring access to high quality education and training experiences for all students at all levels and for all workers at all career stages, is absolutely essential.”(more)