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EMPLOYERS WITH Non-STEM JOBS COMPETE FOR STEM WORKERS

STEM occupations are NOT the elite cluster of highest paid earners. Although STEM wages are higher and growing faster than most non-STEM occupations with comparable levels of education, they are significantly smaller as a STEM career progresses than managerial and professional STEM-Competitor occupations.

Strong competition is occurring between employers who operate in economic sectors where operations require traditional STEM occupations vs. those whose operations require elite STEM competitor occupations. Elite occupations of the national economy are where compensation is greatest and job satisfaction is highest.

Traditional STEM Ooccupations

  • Life and Physical Scientists
  • Engineers and Engineering Technicians
  • Computer Engineers, Technicians, Administrators
  • Mathematical Scientists
  • Architects, Surveyors, Technicians

STEM Competitor Occupations

  • Healthcare: Physicians, Nurses, Dentists (STEMM)
  • Managerial: Business Executives
  • Professional: Lawyers, CPAs, Accountants

WHY DO STEM WORKERS DIVERT INTO Non-STEM OCCUPATIONS?

Their Cognitive Competencies, Values, and Interests Are More Highly Valued

STEM competencies and values are in high demand in healthcare, managerial, and professional job sectors. This is the primary cause of STEM college graduates and career professionals diverting from a traditional STEM career to elite careers, where they can be more financially secure and achieve a high level of personal satisfaction.

WHAT ARE THE HIGHLY SOUGHT COGNITIVE COMPETENCIES?

STEM Knowledge

Production and Processing

Computers and Electronics

Engineering and Technology

Design

Building and Construction

Mechanical

Mathematics

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

Earth Sciences

STEM Skills

Mathematics

Science

Critical Thinking

Active Learning

Complex Problem Solving

Operations Analysis

Technology Design

Equipment Selection

Programming

Quality Control Analysis

Operations Monitoring

Operation and Control

Equipment Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Repairing

Systems Analysis

Systems Evaluation

STEM Abilities

Problem Sensitivity

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Mathematical Reasoning

Number Facility

Perceptual Speed

Control Precision

and then…the Non-COGNITIVE COMPETENCIES

STEM Worker Values

Achievement

Independence

Recognition

STEM Worker Interests

Realistic

Investigative

Sustainable STEM Workforce

 
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