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STEM occupations consist primar-

Figure 3.

ily of those employed in computer

Occupational Distribution of STEM Workers

and mathematical occupations,

(In percent. Data based on sample. For information on con dentiality

engineers, life scientists, physical

protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and de nitions, see

scientists, and social scientists.

www.census.gov/acs/www/)

STEM-related occupations consist

primarily of architects, healthcare

practitioners, and healthcare tech-

Computer

nicians. Non-STEM occupations are

occupations

all other occupations not classified

in STEM or STEM-related occupa-

tions (Table 1). According to the

Engineering

occupations

Census Bureau occupation code

list, there are 63 specific STEM

occupations, 35 STEM-related occu-

Life and physical

pations, and 437 non-STEM occupa-

13191085

science occupations

tions (excluding military-specific

What is the highest degree or level of school

What is this person’s ancestry or ethnic origin?

occupations).

this person has COMPLETED?

Mark (X) ONE box.

If currently enrolled, mark the previous grade or

e of Person 1 from page 2,

highest degree received.

ring questions below.

Social science

NO SCHOOLING COMPLETED

Field of Degree Classification

occupations

(For example: Italian, Jamaican, African Am.,

No schooling completed

Cambodian, Cape Verdean, Norwegian, Dominican,

NURSERY OR PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12

French Canadian, Haitian, Korean, Lebanese, Polish,

The ACS provided statistics on

Nigerian, Mexican, Taiwanese, Ukrainian, and so on.)

Nursery school

field of bachelor’s degree for the

Kindergarten

a. Does this person speak a language other than

English at home?

Mathematical

Grade 1 through 11 – Specify

first time in 2009. Respondents

n born?

grade 1 – 11

Yes

occupations

es – Print name of state.

aged 25 and over who held a

No ➔ SKIP to question 15a

b. What is this language?

bachelor’s degree were asked to

12th grade – NO DIPLOMA

100

d States – Print name of

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE

r Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.

write in the specific field(s) of any

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.

Regular high school diploma

For example: Korean, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese

bachelor’s degree earned (Figure

GED or alternative credential

c. How well does this person speak English?

COLLEGE OR SOME COLLEGE

n of the United States?

2). The Census Bureau coded these

Very well

Some college credit, but less than 1 year of

nited States ➔ SKIP to 10a

college credit

Well

responses into 188 majors. These

o Rico, Guam, the

1 or more years of college credit, no degree

5 broad fields and 15 detailed

EMPLOYMENT IN STEM

Not well

s, or Northern Marianas

majors were then categorized into

Associate’s degree (for example: AA, AS)

of U.S. citizen parent

Not at all

OCCUPATIONS

fields (Table 2). The broad set of

Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA, BS)

y naturalization – Print year

a. Did this person live in this house or apartment

AFTER BACHELOR’S DEGREE

fields includes: science and engi-

1 year ago?

In 2011, there were 7.2 million

Master’s degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng,

Figure 2.

MEd, MSW, MBA)

Person is under 1 year old ➔ SKIP to

neering; science- and engineering-

question 16

STEM workers aged 25 to 64,

Professional degree beyond a bachelor’s degree

Reproduction of the

zen

(for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)

Yes, this house ➔ SKIP to question 16

related; business; education; and

accounting for 6 percent of the

Doctorate degree (for example: PhD, EdD)

Write-In Question on

No, outside the United States and

come to live in the

arts, humanities, and other. Data

Puerto Rico – Print name of foreign country,

umbers in boxes.

or U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, etc., below;

workforce.

Half of STEM workers

Field of Degree From

then SKIP to question 16

on field of degree are not available

worked in computer occupations

Answer question 12 if this person has a

the 2011 American

bachelor’s degree or higher. Otherwise,

for vocational, graduate, or profes-

E LAST 3 MONTHS, has this

(Figure 3). Engineers and engineer-

SKIP to question 13.

Community Survey

No, different house in the United States or

chool or college?

Include

sional degrees.

Puerto Rico

chool, kindergarten,

ing technicians were 32 percent of

ome school, and schooling

b. Where did this person live 1 year ago?

h school diploma or a college

the STEM workforce, followed by

Address (Number and street name)

This question focuses on this person’s

ended in the last 3

BACHELOR’S DEGREE. Please print below the

P to question 11

specific major(s) of any BACHELOR’S DEGREES

The field of degree classification

this person has received. (For example: chemical

ool, public college

engineering, elementary teacher education,

presented in this report is consistent with

The estimates in this report are based

hool, private college,

organizational psychology)

Name of city, town, or post office

the field of degree classification in American

on responses from a sample of the popula-

l was this person attending?

FactFinder tables. The National Science

tion. As with all surveys, estimates may vary

Foundation uses slightly different field of

from the actual values because of sampling

, preschool

Name of U.S. county or

degree categories, consistent with the ACS

variation or other factors. All comparisons

municipio in Puerto Rico

Public Use Microdata Sample files at

made in this report have undergone statistical

h 12 – Specify

<www.census.gov/acs/www/data

testing and are significant at the 90 percent

_documentation/pums_documentation/>.

confidence level unless otherwise noted.

Name of U.S. state or

Puerto Rico

ZIP Code

raduate years (freshman to

ofessional school beyond a

ree (for example: MA or PhD

edical or law school)

+v¤

U.S. Census Bureau

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