Data Sources on the STEM Workforce Dixie Sommers Assistant Commissioner August 1, 2011 Overview Using the Standard Occupational Classification to identify STEM Data on employment and.
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Data Sources on
the STEM Workforce
Dixie Sommers
Assistant Commissioner
August 1, 2011
Overview
Using the Standard Occupational
Classification to identify STEM
Data on employment and wages
Occupational Employment Statistics
Employment Projections
Data on demographic and other
characteristics
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
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Standard Occupational
Classification
Workers and jobs are classified into
occupations based on the work performed
SOC issued by Office of Management and
Budget
Revised 2000 and 2010
All Federal agencies publishing occupational data
for statistical purposes must use SOC
SOC structure
23 Major Occupation Groups
Over 800 detailed occupations
Standard Occupational Classification
Major group 19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Minor group
Broad
occupation
19-1000 Life Scientists
19-1010 Agricultural and Food Scientists
19-1011 Animal Scientists
Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction,
growth, and development of domestic farm animals.
Detailed
occupations
19-1012 Food Scientists and Technologists
Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences
to study the principles underlying the processing and
deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine
levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food
sources; research ways to make processed foods safe,
palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to
determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and
distribute food.
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Standard Occupational Classification
What occupations belong in STEM?
BLS made a list
There are other lists
Some questions:
Should STEM include
– Social science occupations?
– Health occupations?
– Teaching occupations?
What are the criteria for deciding?
Occupational Employment Statistics
Employment and wages for over 800
occupations
Occupational estimates for
– The Nation
– States, District of Columbia, and selected territories
– Over 580 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas
National estimates by specific industries
– Number of jobs and wages for occupations within each
industry
Estimates by ownership:
– Private; Federal, State, and Local Government
Published annually with May reference date
Occupational Employment Statistics
Non-farm wage and salary employment
Self-employed an unpaid family workers excluded
Agriculture industries not included
– Except some agricultural services industries
Count of jobs, not people
Survey of large sample of businesses
Universe of about 8 million establishments
1.2 million establishments sampled for OES
Employment Projections
What we project
Labor force
Aggregate economy
Industry production and employment
Occupational demand
Key features
National projections
Long term: 10 year horizon
New projections every other year
– Currently for 2008-2018, next for 2010-2020
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Employment Projections
Key features
National projections
Long term: 10 year horizon
New projections every other year
– Currently for 2008-2018, next 2010-2020
Detailed
– 311 industries
– 754 occupations
Career information
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Occupational Outlook Quarterly
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American Community Survey
U.S. Census Bureau
Replaces the “long form” on the decennial Census
Larger sample than the Current Population Survey
Continuous data collection from sampled
households
New data every year
1-year data, 3-year data, 5-year period estimates
Greater detail with more years
Demographic, social, economic, housing and
financial characteristics
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American Community Survey
Key ACS data on workers in STEM
occupations
Educational attainment
Gender and race/ethnicity
Marital status
Nativity and citizenship
Employment by class of worker (self-employed,
wage and salary, etc.)
Earnings and income
And more…
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Getting the Data
Occupational Employment Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/oes/
Employment Projections
Data
– http://www.bls.gov/emp/
Occupational Outlook Handbook
– http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Occupational Outlook Quarterly
– http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/
American Community Survey
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
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Contact Information
Dixie Sommers
Assistant Commissioner
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, D.C. 20212
[email protected]