There is a category of jobs with the acronym STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). According to a new study by the Brookings Institution, 23% of local jobs require such skills. This is 10th in the nation. To no one's surprise, Silicon Valley (San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara) is first with 33%. Second is Washington DC at 27%. Jobs requiring science, technology, engineering, and math are not just in tech fields. They are in health care, construction, maintenance and repair and other fields as well.
There is a category of jobs with the acronym STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). According to a new study by the Brookings Institution, 23% of local jobs require such skills. This is 10th in the nation. To no one's surprise, Silicon Valley (San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara) is first with 33%. Second is Washington DC at 27%. Jobs requiring science, technology, engineering, and math are not just in tech fields. They are in health care, construction, maintenance and repair and other fields as well.