For students who do not transition into postsecondary education immediately after high school, STW jobs offer higher pay and more opportunities than other types of positions (Carnevale et al. 2018; Rothwell 2015). STW jobs are those that require skills in STEM fields but do not require a bachelor’s

Americans do not universally report comprehension of important aspects... Americans report not knowing a lot about science and generally do not report

Scientists and engineers include those with one or more S&E or S&E-related degrees at the bachelor's level or higher or those who have only a non-S&E degree at the bachelor's level or higher and are employed in an S&E or S&E-related occupation. For data on unemployment rates by occupation

SES = socioeconomic status.... McFarland J, Hussar B, Wang X, Zhang J, Wang K, Rathbun A, Barmer A, Forrest Cataldi E, and Bullock Mann F, The Condition of Education 2018, NCES 2018-144 (2018), Tables 302.10, 302.20, 302.30. See Table S1-6. Science and Engineering Indicators

Responses are to the following: When you read or hear the term scientific study, do you have a clear understanding of what it means, a general sense of what it means, or little understanding of what it means? Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding.... For science and mathematics education, "low" equates to five or fewer high school and college science or mathematics courses, "middle" is six through eight courses, and "high" means nine or more courses. b Categories do not add to total n because "don't know" responses and refusals to respond