Higher Ed
Colleges and universities, along with state government, are busy filling the pipeline of much needed workers with science, technology, engineering and math skills.
By Lisa Goulian Twiste, Contributing Writer On Dec 6, 2022
Many of the most important jobs of today – and more significantly, the future – fall under the banner of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). This includes careers in fields as diverse as architecture, food sciences, surveying/mapping and medicine, with the average annual salary being $100,900, compared to $55,260 for non-STEM occupations, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report issued earlier this year.
Yet the world is facing an alarming shortage of talent in many of these areas, and experts say almost…