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Employment Statistics and Information

What does an entry-level STEM career pay? What STEM jobs are out there?  Check out the exciting links below for future opportunities:

  • In Demand - online Magazine for Stem Careers
    Career Voyages provides information about career options in the STEM fields that can help you chose your future and find training and educational opportunities to get there.
  • Top 10 Jobs in Science and Biotech
    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the number of science-related jobs will increase at a rate faster than the national average between now and 2016.
  • 10 Jobs That Pay More Than $30 an Hour
    This site lists the top 10 jobs that earn between $30 and $40 per hour, along with their median annual salary, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
  • Fastest Growing Occupations in Pennsylvania
    This site lists the occupations that are projected to grow the fastest during the 2004-2014 time period. You can select an occupation to learn more about it in the Occupation Profile.
  • STEM Occupational Outlook Quarterly
    This PDF file provides information about STEM occupations, earnings, educational requirements, and job prospects.  There are also suggestions on how to prepare for a STEM career and where to find more information.
  • Regional Need
    The Lehigh Valley is home to several key industry clusters, including life sciences, healthcare and other technology intensive industries. This link will give you the projected growth in STEM fields in the Lehigh Valley region.
  • Science's NextWave
    This site, from the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, is an electronic network for the next generation of scientists. This site contains a series of forums on science careers, alternative careers, career trends in science, and career planning and mentoring for beginning scientists and engineers.
  • Network of Emerging Scientists
    This page links to other WWW sites of job openings in chemistry, astronomy, medicine, biology, mathematics, and physics.
  • The BioCareer Center
    This page provides numerous links to job databases, on-line job placement services, and recruitment pages.
  • MedZilla
    This site allows for a search of job openings in the fields of biotechnology, medicine, and science. It also includes lists of books, articles, and salary information.
  • JobSearch for Engineers
    This site provides links to job databases, salary information, career outlook, and companies employing engineers.

For more information

Paul Acampora
Director of Development & Scholarships
pacampora@northampton.edu
610-332-6170

James McCarthy
Director of Admissions
jrmccarthy@northampton.edu
Phone:(610) 861-5506

Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering Majors
Dennis Ebersole
debersole@northampton.edu
610-861-5383

Science Majors
Sharon Lee-Bond
slee-bond@northampton.edu
610-861-4564

Technology Majors
Karen Parker
kparker@northampton.edu
610-861-5334

 
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