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Employment Projections
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Employment in STEM occupations

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Table 1.11 Employment in STEM occupations, 2021 and projected 2031
(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation category

Employment, 2021

Employment, 2031

Employment change, 2021–31

Percent employment change, 2021–31

Median annual wage, 2021(1)

Total, all occupations

158,134.7

166,452.1

8,317.4

5.3

$45,760

STEM occupations(2)

9,880.2

10,944.2

1,064.0

10.8

$95,420

Non-STEM occupations

148,254.5

155,508.0

7,253.5

4.9

$40,120

Footnotes:
(1) Data are from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wage data cover non-farm wage and salary workers and do not cover the self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, or household workers.
(2) Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations include computer and mathematical, architecture and engineering, and life and physical science occupations, as well as managerial and postsecondary teaching occupations related to these functional areas and sales occupations requiring scientific or technical knowledge at the postsecondary level. For more information, see https://www.bls.gov/oes/topics.htm#stem.
Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: September 8, 2022