Report highlights STEM workers who often go ignored

By Emi Kolawole, Washington Post

Individuals without a bachelor’s degree are playing a larger role in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce than you might think. According to a report released Monday, this population is going largely overlooked by lawmakers, due to the prevailing and “excessively professional” definition of the STEM workforce, which has led to “missed opportunities” for “valuable training and career development.”

The report “The Hidden STEM Economy” by Brookings senior research associate and associate fellow Jonathan Rothwell, finds that STEM jobs now make up 20 percent of all U.S. jobs—a share that has doubled since the Industrial Revolution. Half of those jobs are available to people who do not have a college degree …

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