Media Mentions

November 17, 2011
Senior Economist Nicole Smith discusses causes of the gap in the rate of foreign-born and native-born STEM workers in the U.S. News and World Report.
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November 16, 2011
Dr. Carnevale is interviewed by David Brancaccio on American Public Media’s “Marketplace Morning Report.” He discusses the increasing demand for higher education in the manufacturing sector. For more information on job prospects and education requirements in the manufacturing sector, please see our Career Clusters and Help Wanted reports.
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November 10, 2011
The Wall Street Journal’s “Generation Jobless” series cites our data on college major popularity and payoff. For more information on the labor market returns to different majors, please see our What’s It Worth? and STEM reports.

November 10, 2011
The Wall Street Journal’s “Generation Jobless” series interviews Dr. Carnevale on how the prospects for trade positions compare to other fields and occupations. For more information comparing opportunities by occupation and career clusters, please see our Help Wanted and Career Clusters reports.
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November 9, 2011
The Wall Street Journal’s “Generation Jobless” series cites our STEM report and interviews Dr. Carnevale, who discusses why STEM graduates often leave STEM occupations later in their careers. For more information on the opportunities available for STEM majors and occupations, read our STEM report here.
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October 20, 2011
Jason Koebler of the U.S. News and World Report discusses the findings in our STEM report with Dr. Carnevale. Specifically, they discuss the wage premium of STEM degrees over liberal arts degrees, and why, despite there being two STEM graduates for every STEM job, there is still a shortage of STEM workers.
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October 20, 2011
Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed features our STEM report and interviews Dr. Carnevale, who argues that, because STEM graduates move to other higher-paying fields, we are left with a shortage of STEM workers.
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October 20, 2011
The Chronicle of Higher Education features Dr. Carnevale and our STEM report. Dr. Carnevale discusses career transitions among STEM graduates. For more information, please visit our STEM webpage and read the full report.
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October 20, 2011
Motoko Rich of the the New York Times’ Economix blog features our STEM report and interviews Dr. Carnevale on its findings. They discuss the shortage of STEM workers and majors, as well as the wage premium for STEM workers. Sixty-three percent of STEM workers with an associate’s degree earn more than Bachelor’s degree holders.

For more information on the rising value of a science degree, please see our STEM report.
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