The Exposure Gap Is Blocking Students' Ability To Envision Future Careers

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Students have the aptitudes (or natural talents) for the nation’s most in-demand career fields –including healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and finance– but they are not inclined to pursue those occupations due to a profound lack of exposure, according to Raportul 2024 privind starea viitorului forței de muncă din SUA de la furnizorul de tehnologie YouScience, care își propune să rezolve criza deficitului de competențe pentru studenți și angajatori.

The report includes analysis of anonymized data from more than 540,000 YouScienceAptitude & Career Discovery assessments completed by U.S. middle and high school students across all 50 states in 2023.

In the assessments, students completed a series of science-backed brain games to discover their aptitudes, interests, and matching best-fit careers. The analysis found that:

39 percent of students have an aptitude for careers in Health Science
- A field where employment for jobs such as health information technologists and medical registrars is projected to crește cu 16 la sută în următorul deceniu
32 percent of students have an aptitude for careers in Computers & Technology
- A field where employment for jobs such as computer and information research scientists is projected to crește cu 23 la sută în următorul deceniu
30 percent of students have an aptitude for careers in Agriculture & Natural Resources
- A field where employment for jobs such as agricultural and food science technician is projected to crește cu 5 la sută în următorul deceniu.
29 percent of students have an aptitude for careers in Advanced Manufacturing
- A field where employment for jobs such as industrial engineers is projected to crește cu 12 la sută în următorul deceniu

While students possess the aptitudes for occupations in these key areas, the findings highlight a significant exposure gap that is preventing these students from pursuing education pathways toward those career fields:

75 percent more students have an aptitude for careers in Computers & Technology than interest
66 percent more students have an aptitude for careers in Advanced Manufacturing than interest
48 percent more students have an aptitude for careers in Agriculture & Natural Resources than interest
43 percent more students have an aptitude for careers in Health Science than interest

“Our report highlights a crucial issue in education today: the exposure gap. Students have untapped potential for in-demand occupations but lack a clear understanding of their skills and how they align with careers. Failing to address this deprives students of valuable insights into their aptitudes and their connection to the evolving world,” said Edson Barton, Founder and CEO of YouScience. “In an era of rapid economic and technological changes, it’s essential for students to grasp their full range of abilities. This understanding empowers them to confidently prepare for the future and pursue specific career pathways. It also enables our society to make education and career opportunities more equitable for all students.”

The findings of The 2024 State of the Future U.S. Workforce Report also prove that students –regardless of gender and race– have the necessary aptitudes to fill the skills gap plaguing many industries today and well into the future. Key takeaways include:

87 percent more female students have an aptitude for careers in Computers & Technology than interest
73 percent more Black students have an aptitude for careers in Advanced Manufacturing than interest
69 percent more Hispanic students have an aptitude for careers in Computers & Technology than interest
54 percent more male students have an aptitude for careers in Health Science

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Laura Ascione este director editorial la eSchool Media. Ea este absolventă a prestigiosului Colegi de Jurnalism Philip Merrill al Universității din Maryland.

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