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National STEM Day: November 8, 2022

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National STEM Day: November 8, 2022

November 08, 2022

Press Release Number CB22-SFS.153

From Census.gov > America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers > Does Majoring in STEM Lead to a STEM Job After Graduation? (June 02, 2021):

STEM Majors Earned More Than Other STEM Workers

Majoring in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) does not guarantee a job in a STEM occupation but it typically means a bump in pay.

Among the 50 million employed college graduates ages 25 to 64 in 2019, 37% reported a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering but only 14% worked in a STEM occupation, according to the Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.

This translates into less than a third (28%) of STEM-educated workers actually working in a STEM job.

STEM workers who majored in a STEM field in college typically made higher salaries than those who did not: on average, $101,100 vs. $87,600.

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Source: 2021 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-year estimates.

Table B24010, Sex by Occupation for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over

Table B24124, Detailed Occupation for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over

Table S1502: Field of Bachelor's Degree for First Major

Table 1. STEM and STEM-Related Occupations by Sex and Median Earnings: ACS 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Note: The table above is condensed to hide all margin of error columns and all rows under each occupational category. Click on the image for the full table.

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From Business and Economy / Surveys and Programs the following tables have data (newest to oldest) for sector NAICS 541: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services:

Table BDSEAGE, Business Dynamics Statistics: Establishment Age: 1978-2020

Table CB2000CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns, including ZIP Code Business Patterns, by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2020

Table AB1900CSA01, Annual Business Survey: Statistics for Employer Firms by Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status for the U.S., States, and Metro Areas: 2019

Table NS1900NONEMP, All Sectors: Nonemployer Statistics by Legal Form of Organization and Receipts Size Class for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2019

Table EC1700BASIC, All Sectors: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2017

Table IA1700BASIC01, Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: Summary Statistics for American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands: 2017

Source: Surveys & Program > Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD)

Experimental Data Product: Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO)

Note: Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes is a new set of statistics on the earnings outcomes and employment flows of graduates of select post-secondary institutions in the United States. These statistics are generated by matching university transcript data with a national database of jobs.

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