Saturday, July 12, 2014

We need more scientists and engineers and … What do you mean there aren’t enough STEM jobs?

“Roughly three-quarters of people who have a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering and math -- or so-called STEM fields -- aren't working in those professions, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday.”



“Hal Salzman, a professor of planning and public policy at Rutgers University, has calculated that twice as many STEM students graduate every year as are able to find jobs in their field. Some half a million grads with these degrees emerge from U.S. colleges and universities annually, and they must compete for roughly 180,000 job openings…”

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-shortage-of-scientists-and-techies-think-again/

At fark.com.

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