The New STEM Labor Market Segmentation: Implications for Meeting Workforce Needs of DoD and the Industrial Base Hal Salzman Rutgers University E.J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy J.J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development Presented at: “Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) workforce needs for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the defense industrial base” National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council Rosslyn, Virginia August 1, 2011 The research was supported through grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (with Lindsay Lowell) and the National Science Foundation (Human and Social Dynamics Program, #SES-0527584; Social Dimensions of Engineering, Science and Technology #0431755), with Leonard Lynn. Research assistance was provided by Daniel Kuehn (for analysis of the IPEDS data) and Purba Ruda.
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The New STEM Labor Market Segmentation:Implications for Meeting Workforce Needs of
DoD and the Industrial BaseHal Salzman
Rutgers UniversityE.J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public PolicyJ.J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
Presented at:“Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) workforce needs for
the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the defense industrial base”National Academy of Engineering and
National Research Council
Rosslyn, VirginiaAugust 1, 2011
The research was supported through grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (with Lindsay Lowell) and the National Science Foundation (Human and Social Dynamics Program, #SES-0527584; Social Dimensions of Engineering, Science and Technology #0431755), with Leonard Lynn. Research assistance was provided by Daniel Kuehn (for analysis of the IPEDS data) and Purba Ruda.
STEM Workers Wanted:Is there a market failure?
The DoD S&E Problem: Not enough?
Overall size of the STEM pool relative to demand? Defense/security clearance eligible? Interested in defense-related work?
Why? Lack of student interest? Lack of student ability? Weak market demand?
The Solution: A “New Sputnik Moment” …..or Markets? A new STEM workforce segmentation
– limitation or opportunity for DoD?
Size & Trends of the STEM-Qualified Pool
DRAFT--Please do not circulate or cite.
U.S. trends in student mathematics performance
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP 2008)
Source: NCES The Nation's Report Card: Trends in Academic Progress in Reading and Mathematics 2008http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/main2008/2009479.asp
Changes since 1973
Age Group White Black Hispanic
Age 9 ∆ 25 points ∆ 34 points ∆ 32 points
Age 13 ∆ 16 points ∆ 34 points ∆ 29 points
Age 17 ∆ 4 points ∆ 17 points ∆ 16 points
U.S. share of all OECD high-performing students:
Science, math and reading
Source: These figures are reproduced from: Salzman and Lowell, 2008; “Making the Grade” Nature 453, 28-30].