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11/10/2014
Enhancing Your
STEM Pipeline
PLTW Conference
September 2014
Jennifer Jirous, STEM Program Director. Community College System
John Wilson, Vice President, Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance
WHY STEM?
“STEM workers play a key role in the sustained growth and stability of the US economy, and are a critical component to helping the US win the future”
Source: STEM: Good Jobs Now and for the Future ,US Department of Commerce office of Economics
and Statistics Administration, July 2011
http://www.esa.doc.gov/sites/default/files/reports/documents/stemfinaljuly14.pdf
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STEM Workforce Employment
Colorado vs. Nation (2013)
30.0%
28.4%
27.5%
25.0%
22.5%
20.0%
17.5%
17.0%
17.9%
15.8%
15.5%
15.0%
12.5%
10.0%
7.7%
7.5%
6.7%
5.0%
2.5%
0.0%
-0.2%
-2.5%
Computer and
Mathematical
Occupations
Architecture and
Life, Physical, and Social
Engineering Occupations Science Occupations
Colorado
Total
Nation
Source: EMSI Complete Employment- 2013.2
Concentration of STEM Employment (2013)
Source: EMSI Complete Employment- 2013.2
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Employment Projections (2013‐2023)
Colorado vs Nation – Percent Change
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Computer and
Mathematical
Occupations
Architecture and
Life, Physical, and Social
Engineering Occupations Science Occupations
Colorado
Total
Nation
Source: EMSI Complete Employment- 2013.2
Age Demographics (2003‐2013)
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Age 14-18
Age 19-21
Age 22-24
Age 25-34
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Age 35-44
Age 45-54
Age 55-64
Age 65-99
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Source: EMSI Complete Employment- 2013.2
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All Student PS Major
12.28
Liberal Arts = 24.46%
8.11
7.53
7.17
Undecided = 14.69%
2.84
1.5
0.2
0
1
0.4
0.48
2
3
1.44
6
1.16
1.07
0.5
0.6
15
16
0.09
0.04
5
1.31
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
17
All Degrees Awarded (2012)
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
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Women are less likely than men are to declare a STEM major in college.
Intent of First‐Year College Students to Major in Science and Engineering Fields, by Gender, 2006
Percentage
Physical sciences
35
Mathematics/ statistics
30
Engineering
25
Computer sciences
Biological/ agricultural sciences
20
15
10
5
0
Female
Male
Women’s representation among STEM
bachelor’s degree holders has improved over
time but varies by field.
Bachelor’s Degrees Earned by Women in Selected Fields, 1966–2006
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Women are underrepresented in many science and engineering occupations.
Percentage of Employed STEM Professionals Who Are Women, Selected
Professions, 2008
60
Percentage of Women
50
40
30
20
10
0
Biological
scientists
Chemists and Environmental Computer
Computer
materials
scientists and scientists and programmers
scientists
geoscientists
systems
analysts
Computer
software
engineers
Chemical
engineers
Civil engineers Electrical and
electronics
engineers
Mechanical
engineers
Gender Demographics (2003‐2013)
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Percent Male
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Percent Female
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Source: EMSI Complete Employment- 2013.2
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