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America’s Untapped Opportunity
Computer Science
The Job/Student Gap
STUDENTS
2%
98%
Computer Science Students
All other math and science students
JOBS40%
60%
Computing Jobs
All other math and
science jobs
Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Science Foundation
1,000,000 Unfilled Jobs by 2020
2011 2020 -
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
Sources: BLS, NSF, Bay Area Council Economic Institute
400,000 computer science graduates
1,000,000 unfilled programming jobs
$500 billion opportunity
Fewer CS majors than 10 years ago(and a shrinking % are women)
Sources: National Science Foundation
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
Male Female
History English Science Math Foreign Languages Economics Art + Music Computer Science0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
Sources: College Board
Exposure to CS leads to the best-paying jobs in the world.
But AP CS is only available in 5% of high schools
Only 15% of this tiny box are girls. 8% are African
Americans, or Hispanics.
2012 High School A.P. Enrollment
Technology affects every field
67% of software jobs are outside the tech industry – in banking, retail, government, entertainment, etc
We need ALL our children prepared for the 21st century
This isn’t just about tech companies
“Knowledge of computer programming is as important as knowledge of anatomy when it comes to medical research or clinical care”
Larry Corey,Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Source: Dancing with Robots - Human Skills for Computerized Work, Levy and Murnane, 2013
A growing need for problem-solving skills,
across all jobs
Our Vision:
every school
every student
opportunity
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