STEM Knowledge in Non-STEM Occupations: Implications for Community Colleges

Autor/inn/en	Cherrstrom, Catherine A.; Lopez, Omar S.; Ashford-Hanserd, Shetay
Titel	STEM Knowledge in Non-STEM Occupations: Implications for Community Colleges
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 46 (2022) 7, S.457-471 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cherrstrom, Catherine A.) ORCID (Lopez, Omar S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668926.2020.1868359
Schlagwörter	Technology; Engineering; Mathematics; Sciences; Knowledge Level; Occupations; Salary Wage Differentials; Employment Qualifications; Community Colleges; STEM Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technologie; Maschinenbau; Mathematik; Science; Wissenschaft; Wissensbasis; Beruf; Berufsumfeld; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Community college; Community College; STEM
Abstract	The U.S. faces increasing demand for STEM knowledge, contributing to enhanced products, improved health care, more efficient energy sources, a preserved environment, safeguarded national security, and economic growth. In addition, high-paying occupations increasingly require STEM knowledge, and in non-STEM occupations, workers increasingly need STEM knowledge for workplace success and earn significantly more than those without such knowledge. Community colleges supply a major portion of STEM education to the current and future workforce, and researchers have examined the role of community colleges in preparing current and future workers with for STEM occupations but less so for non-STEM occupations. The current study examined STEM knowledge in non-STEM occupations in the U.S. Using data from the Occupational Information Network (ONET) and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the findings included 19 major groups of non-STEM occupations and 15 STEM knowledge areas in non-STEM occupations. The study further found higher levels of STEM knowledge associated with higher wages for select areas and, using ONET benchmark standards, identified the levels of STEM knowledge required in non-STEM occupations. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01