Addressing the Widening Tech Talent Gap
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The document discusses the widening technology talent gap in the United States. It notes that STEM jobs are projected to grow 17% and 9.8% from 2008 to 2018, while non-STEM jobs will grow only 9.8%. However, the US is projected to have 122,300 computing job openings per year requiring at least a Bachelor's degree, far exceeding the number of US graduates with computer science degrees. To address this gap, the document proposes both long-term solutions like strengthening the STEM education pipeline and short-term solutions such as skilled immigration reform.
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- 1. The Widening Technology Talent Gap InnoTech Dallas 2013 Marc Hoppers Founder & Managing Partner April 4, 2013
- 2. Important Numbers to Know 17% & 9.8% 2 © 2013. Cogent Company. Proprietary and Confidential.
- 3. Important Numbers to Know 17% & 9.8% Projected science, technology, Projected non-STEM job growth engineering, and math job from 2008 to 2018 growth from 2008 to 2018 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 3 © 2013. Cogent Company. Proprietary and Confidential.
- 4. More Important Numbers to Know 122,300 & 59,731 4 © 2013. Cogent Company. Proprietary and Confidential.
- 5. More Important Numbers to Know 122,300 & 59,731 Total annual forecast for U.S. job Ph.D = 1,603 openings in computing requiring Masters = 18,021 at least a Bachelor’s degree. Bachelors = 40,107 Source: Graduation numbers from IPEDS 2010 Computer Science Degrees. Forecast Job openings based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecast of 1.22 million for 2010 5 © 2013. Cogent Company. Proprietary and Confidential.
- 6. What Can Be Done? Long-Term Solutions: Strengthen the Short-Term Solutions: Bridge the Gap Pipeline with Skilled Immigration Reform • Strengthen K-12 math and science • Establish a new supplemental H1-B teaching and learning to better allocation prepare students for college • Recapture 20,000 unused • Broaden access to computer employment-based green cards science in high school • Direct employers’ investments to • Help Americans get the degrees fund initiatives to strengthen STEM and credentials that 21st century pipeline jobs require 6 © 2013. Cogent Company. Proprietary and Confidential.
- 7. InspireSTEMUSA.org VoicesForInnovation.org 7 © 2012. Cogent Company. Proprietary and Confidential.
- 8. For More Information, Contact Marc Hoppers Office: 214.341.1004 Email: hop@cogentcompany.com www.cogentcompany.com © 2013. Cogent Company. Proprietary and Confidential.