California STEM job openings increased from Sep to Oct

Posted by Dwight Steward, Ph.D. and Ryan Willett | BLS Data, Industry, Job openings

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The number of job openings in California for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs increased from 68,277 in September 2014 to 71,575 in October 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 1.22 to 1.19 in the same span.

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

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Source: BLS

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Texas STEM job openings increased from Sep to Oct

Posted by Dwight Steward, Ph.D. and Ryan Willett | BLS Data, Industry, Job openings

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The number of job openings in Texas for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs increased from 40,804 in September to 43,472 in October 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 0.89 to 0.82 in the same span.

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

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Source: BLS

Image source: http://projecttomorrowblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-am-scientist.html

Earnings report for Engineering jobs

Posted by Dwight Steward, Ph.D. and Ryan Willett | BLS Data, Earnings, Industry, U.S. Economy

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In this post, we look at some average earnings typical for particular occupations in the engineering field. The tabulation below is based on U.S. BLS survey data. The BLS job title groups are insightful, generally containing more specific job titles with similar knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA), but can be more broad than a particular company’s job title listing.

Engineering STEM Salaries

Job Title Average Salary
Computer Hardware Engineers  $     100,035.90
Aerospace Engineers  $        94,492.37
Chemical engineers  $        93,862.07
Electrical and electronic engineers  $        90,567.73
Civil Engineers  $        88,076.48

Source: BLS

Image source: http://fairmountinc.com/help-wanted-1-2-million-good-paying-jobs-available/

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

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In this post, we look at some average earnings typical for particular occupations in the technology field. The tabulation below is based on U.S. BLS survey data. The BLS job title groups are insightful, generally containing more specific job titles with similar knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA), but can be more broad than a particular company’s job title listing.

Technology STEM Salaries

Job Title Average Salary
Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software  $        93,227.46
Computer Systems Analysts  $        83,334.38
Computer Programmers  $        82,647.55
Computer Occupations, All Other  $        65,948.52
Computer support Specialists  $        58,163.96

Source: BLS

Image source: http://fairmountinc.com/help-wanted-1-2-million-good-paying-jobs-available/

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

Earnings report for Science jobs

Posted by Dwight Steward, Ph.D. and Ryan Willett | BLS Data, Earnings, Industry, U.S. Economy

stemIn this post, we look at some average earnings typical for particular occupations in the science field. The tabulation below is based on U.S. BLS survey data. The BLS job title groups are insightful, generally containing more specific job titles with similar knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA), but can be more broad than a particular company’s job title listing.

Science STEM Salaries

Job Title Average Salary
Physician Assistants  $     108,837.21
Pharmacists  $        96,866.57
Biological Scientists  $        67,490.59
Registered Nurses  $        62,350.85
Phlebotomists  $        31,295.76

Source: BLS

Image source: http://fairmountinc.com/help-wanted-1-2-million-good-paying-jobs-available/

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

California experienced a decrease of 3,544 innovation job openings from August 2014 to September 2014, a decrease of 4.94%. Texas experienced a decrease of 2,406 innovation job openings from August 2014 to September 2014, a decrease of 5.57%.

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

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State Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
CA 68,277 -4.94% 13.21%
TX 40,804 -5.57% 12.12%

Source: BLS

Image source: http://projecttomorrowblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-am-scientist.html

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The number of job openings in California for “Innovation Type Jobs” decreased from 24,132 in August 2014 to 24,023 in September 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 1.06 to 0.90 in the same span.

Innovation jobs definition: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/26/1233/

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The number of job openings in California for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs decreased from 71,821 in August 2014 to 68,277 in September 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 1.57 to 1.22 in the same span.

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

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Source: BLS

Image source: http://fairmountinc.com/help-wanted-1-2-million-good-paying-jobs-available/

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The number of job openings in Texas for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs decreased from 43,210 in August 2014 to 40,804 in September 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 1.24 to 0.89 in the same span.

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

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Source: BLS

Image source: http://projecttomorrowblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-am-scientist.html

Texas experienced an increase of 8,724 innovation job openings from August 2014 to August 2014, an annual increase of 25.30%.

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

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Month Total_Openings Percent_Monthly_Change Percent_Yearly_Change
08/2014 43,210 -2.03% 25.30%

Source: BLS

Image source: http://projecttomorrowblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-am-scientist.html