Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career fields are booming.
Nine of out ten new jobs created in the last year have gone to those with a college degree, according to new data compiled by MarketWatch.
Using the latest jobs report released by the Labor Department, MarketWatch, which provides stock market, financial and business news, found that 91% of the net increase in jobs held by those at least 25 years old are filled by those with at least a bachelor’s degree.
Citing related workforce studies such as "Job Growth and Education Requirements through 2020" and "Dismissed by Degrees" the article also found:
"America’s new jobs require a combination of decision-making, communications, analysis, and administration skills that are helped by post-secondary training. Fast-growing fields in health, science, technology, engineering and mathematics require these advanced skills," MarketWatch said.
Going to graduate school was a positive decision for me. I enjoyed the coursework, the presentations, the fellow students, and the professors. And since my company reimbursed 100 of the tuition, the only cost that I had to pay on my own was for books and supplies. Otherwise, I received a free master’s degree. All that I had to invest was my time.