Book/Printed Material Assessing Pittsburgh's science- and technology-focused workforce ecosystem

Title

• Assessing Pittsburgh's science- and technology-focused workforce ecosystem

Summary

• Over the past decade, more than 10 billion dollars has been invested in Pittsburgh tech companies, with more than 3.5 billion invested in 2021 alone. With the context of such strong sectoral growth in mind, RAND Corporation researchers set out to characterize the science- and technology-focused (STF) workforce ecosystem in the Pittsburgh region and suggest policy changes and investment opportunities to future-proof the ecosystem. Researchers sought to define STF occupations in a regionally relevant way, characterize the current state of the STF ecosystem, identify barriers and facilitators to participation in the STF ecosystem, and develop strategies to facilitate the STF ecosystem's continued growth. To achieve these goals, the research team used qualitative and quantitative methods. The research team selected Boston and Nashville as peer regions to further contextualize quantitative findings. Researchers found that Pittsburgh has a sizable share of STF employment relative to the United States and to Nashville. However, additional investments and changes to policy can safeguard the region's strengths and support Pittsburgh as a flourishing science and technology hub. Recommendations include improving market conditions to support expansion of the STF workforce; supporting and engaging communities of color and other locally underrepresented groups; building out regionally relevant, data-backed career pathways; and crafting and implementing a regional STF strategy.

Names

• Zaber, Melanie A., author

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2023]

Contents

• CHAPTER 1: Introduction -- CHAPTER 2: Pittsburgh's STF Ecosystem: Recent Past and Present -- CHAPTER 3: Planning for the Future -- CHAPTER 4: Future-Proofing Pittsburgh's STF Workforce Ecosystem: Opportunities, Challenges, and Recommendations -- (Available at www.rand.org/t/RRA1882-1): APPENDIX A: Definition and Characteristics of the STF Workforce -- APPENDIX B: Analysis of Labor Data -- APPENDIX C: Education and Training Landscape Scan -- APPENDIX D: Analysis of Economic Spillovers -- APPENDIX E: Focus Groups with STF Workforce Ecosystem Stakeholders -- APPENDIX F: Literature Review of Factors Influencing the STF Career Decisionmaking Process -- APPENDIX G: Recommendations, Example Extant Efforts, and Implementation Factors.

Headings

• -  Labor market--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
• -  Skilled labor--Training of--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
• -  Diversity in the workplace--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
• -  Scientists--Supply and demand--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
• -  Technologists--Supply and demand--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
• -  Engineers--Supply and demand--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
• -  Mathematicians--Supply and demand--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh

Notes

• -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
• -  Includes bibliographical references.
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 online resource (xiii, 68 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

• HD5726.P6

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739511v1
• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739511v2

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024739511

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024739511

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