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Who Participates In The Skilled Technical Workforce After College And What Are Their Educational Pathways?, Xianglei Chen
Who Participates In The Skilled Technical Workforce After College And What Are Their Educational Pathways?, Xianglei Chen
Journal of Research in Technical Careers
The skilled technical workforce (STW) comprises workers in occupations that require significant science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) skills but not a bachelor’s degree for entry. The United States had over 17 million STW workers in 2017, and is expected to be short about 3.4 million workers who are qualified for the available STW positions by 2022. Despite the important contribution of the STW to the U.S. economy, the policy discourse on the STEM workforce has largely focused on workers with bachelor’s or graduate degrees, overlooking those without a 4-year degree. Consequently, knowledge about the STW is limited. This paper …