Your Future In STEM: WHAT CAN YOU EARN?
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
very year, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
expected to be added in the engineering industry in the next
publishes data related to job trends across
decade. Many of these new positions will be in the robotics
a number of different industries. This data
industry, as more and more parts of the industrial economy
includes information on occupation growth,
become automated or machine-aided. Rapid job growth is
the minimum level of education required for
also expected in other STEM fields like oil and gas extraction,
certain jobs and the annual median earnings
cloud computing and information security. As of May 2021,
for workers in a specific field. If you’re looking
the median annual salary for workers in the computer and
forward to a career in STEM, there’s good news. According
information technology industry was $97,430. The median
to the latest Labor Statistics report, jobs in computer and
annual wage in the engineering and architecture industry
information technology are expected to grow 15% between
was $79,840. Both of these figures are significantly higher
2021 and 2031, one of the fastest rates of growth across all
than the overall median wage across all industries, which
industries. Employment in engineering fields is also expected
comes in at $45,760. Take a look at the selected jobs below,
to grow, at a slower rate of 4% over the next ten years. Even
and see what you could earn in STEM!
at this average growth rate however, nearly 100,000 jobs are
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2023 TeenLife Guide to Your Future In STEM
