America’s Untapped Opportunity!

Computer Science!

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  

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  programming  jobs  

$500  billion  opportunity  

Fewer CS majors than 10 years ago(and a shrinking % are 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  

0  

200,000  

400,000  

600,000  

800,000  

1,000,000  

1,200,000  

History   English   Science   Math   Foreign  Languages   Economics   Art  +  Music   Computer  Science  

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  4ny  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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