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DOD STEM Workforce Trends: National Science Foundation Report

Explore the evolving landscape of the STEM workforce needs in the U.S. Department of Defense. Discover data on underrepresented minority groups, degree trends, and the impact of temporary visa holders in the STEM field. For inquiries, contact the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.

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DOD STEM Workforce Trends: National Science Foundation Report

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  1. STEM workforce needs of the U.S. Department of Defense: Background data Rolf Lehming NAE/NRC August 1, 2011 National Science Foundation National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics www.nsf.gov/statistics/

  2. NS&E = natural sciences and engineering; underrepresented minorities = Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska native SOURCE: NSF?NCSES, WebCaspar data system.

  3. Life sciences

  4. DOD STEM employment • DOD: major employer of STEM workers, especially IT both hard- and software • DOD civilian workforce is getting more NS&E intensive • Between 15% and 30% of physical scientists and IT specialists are retirement eligible

  5. NS&E bachelor’s degrees • Modest increases in engineering and physical sciences degrees over 15 years, big increases in life sciences, computer science degrees slipping broadly after “Y2K” peak • Physical sciences and engineering bachelor’s degrees closely mirror college-age cohort size • Blacks and Hispanics earn NS&E bachelor’s degree percentages well below their population share. Asians exceed it, as do Whites to a lesser extent

  6. NS&E master’s degrees • A quarter of U.S. NS&E master’s degrees are earned by temporary visa holders • Nearly half in engineering, half in math/computer science, 60% in electrical/electronic engineering • U.S. majority whites earn sharply lower shares of NS&E master’s degrees, 10 percentage points or more below 1995 levels • Exception is physical sciences—stable share

  7. NS&E doctorates • More than one-third of U.S. NS&E doctorates are earned by temporary visa holders • 57% of those in engineering and well above half in electrical engineering and computer science • Recently the percentage of NS&E doctorates earned by temporary visa holders has declined • More than half of temporary visa holders earning a U.S. doctorate choose to stay in the U.S., and many of them eventually remain here

  8. Questions? Rolf Lehming rlehming@nsf.gov 703-292-7810 Nirmala Kannankutty nkannank@naf.gov 703-292-7797 Jaquelina Falkenheim jfalkenh@nsf.gov 703-292-7798 We are now the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics A new name. A broader mission. www.nsf.gov/statistics

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