STEM Based Careers in a

Technology Society
Overview

Introduction
Research and Hypotheses
Primary Data Collection
Results
 Introduction
Apple reports in 93.6 million in profits in
2015, 233.7 million in revenue. Largest of
any company.
iPhones selling 3,000 per minute in September 2015.
Tesla sells almost 300,000 cars in 3 days of
preorders.
#1 selling car in 2015 was the Toyota Camry selling
just over 300,000
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Common culture that there arent enough STEM
America is falling behind
Questions

Is there a shortage of Engineers and Scientists?

What is the cause of this?
 A Shortage Exists

Labor force continues to consist of 3% scientists and engineers

Baby Boomers are ~25% STEM laborers will only get worse with retirements
The U.S. graduates only 17% S&E degrees in 2000
Global Average 27%, China 52%
Labor force in STEM is 5% more foreign than all others
25% in Physical Sciences
2008-2018 STEM expected to see twice the growth rate of all other
occupations
 Current Programs

Government subsidy and tax breaks in R&D

Schooling programs and separate schools
Study found any STEM schooling is effective
Limited to those interested

Carnevale, Anthony P., Nicole Smith, and Michelle Melton. "STEM: Science Technology Engineering
Mathematics." Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (2011).
Hypothesis

There is a shortage of STEM based graduates and possible

employees
Schooling programs should be the focus for enhancing
STEM
 Primary Data - Subjects

3 Subjects of STEM Relation

A senior engineer and recruiter
A university focused recruiter
A Public school STEM program president
Various questions about recruitment, student interest,
social views.
 Primary Data - Results

A total consensus on shortage of American STEM

prospects
Positions filled with foreign employees
Greater social issue at state
Subjects focus in a lack of motivation
Americans dont value being leaders
We need to go back to the space age
ask not what your country can do for you, ask what your
can do for your country. - JFK

Image Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy

What next?

Research needs to continue on these social issues

Interviews are subjective
Schooling programs still effective
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