What most schools don’t teach Pat Yongpradit Director of Education, Code.org
FedScoop Tech Town Hall September 9, 2014
Computer Science in the US Highly-significant, under-educated
The Job/Student Gap
STUDENTS
2%
98%
Computer Science Students
All other math and science students
JOBS 40%
60%
Compu4ng Jobs
All other math and science jobs
Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Sta4s4cs, Na4onal Science Founda4on
The Representation Gap
Gender 20%
80%
Female
Male
Race 88%
12%
African Americans, La4nos, Amer. Indians
White, Asian
Sources: College Board
Fewer CS majors than 10 years ago (and many fewer women)
Sources: Na4onal Science Founda4on
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Male Female
1,000,000 Unfilled Jobs by 2020
-‐ 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000
1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Sources: BLS, NSF, Bay Area Council Economic Ins4tute
400,000 computer science graduates
1,000,000 unfilled compu4ng jobs
$500 billion opportunity
The New Workforce 20th Century 21st Century
Using Creating
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Vocational Foundation
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