Change the Equation – Staff Writer
“STEM advocates beat the drums for more engineering and computer science talent, but the demand for STEM-savvy professionals in health care often fails to make it into the STEM discussion. Yet the healthcare industry is suffering from much—and perhaps more—of the talent shortage touted in other fields…STEM employers face challenges on two related fronts: rising demand for talent and an aging workforce…This also amounts to opportunity for young people: The median hourly wage of roughly $36 for STEM healthcare workers amounts to more than $74,000 a year. We need to get young people excited by computing and engineering, to be sure. But let’s work to make sure that some of them use those skills to improve healthcare outcomes for Americans.”(more)