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ATTACHMENT 1
Overview on the University of California’s
Role Supporting Key California Workforce Needs
University of California Office of the President
July 2023
This report provides data from the California Employment Development Department (EDD) on job
openings and growth through 2030. It will also demonstrate ways UC is supporting California workforce
needs by educating students who can fill those jobs and support new and emerging industries in STEM
(science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, including health care, and in education.
By 2030, California
EDD projects more
than half a billion job
openings that will
require a masters,
doctorate, or
professional degree.
The leading field for job openings and growth is health care practitioners,
including nurses, physical therapists, physicians, veterinarians, and other
technical specialists. Counselors, therapists, and social service workers,
followed by postsecondary teachers and instructional coordinators are
growing occupations that rank two and three for total job openings in 2030.
Other jobs requiring STEM degrees include those in life, physical and social
sciences and computer and mathematical occupations. Legal fields,
particularly lawyers, are also expected to grow significantly by 2030.
UC plays a critical role
in supporting
California workforce
needs that require
graduate degrees.
of medical degrees (e.g., M.D., Pharm D.s, Veterinary Medicine, D.D.S. and
O.D.s) and
pharmacists, veterinarians, optometrists, public health professionals, and
nurses. CA EDD projects a 37 percent increase in these occupations (36,700
openings) by 2030.
UC also has primary responsibility in public higher education to produce
academic doctoral or Ph.D. students. CA EDD job projections also show
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demand for with an 11 percent increase in job openings (7,100) for
postsecondary teachers requiring a doctoral or professional degree by
2030.
provider of law degrees. CA EDD
projects a 24 percent increase in these occupations (13,900).
UC is a vital source of
California health care
providers
The University is the largest and one of the most comprehensive health
sciences training programs in the nation, with over 16,000 students. Based
on historical averages, more than 70 percent of graduates from these
programs will remain in California after graduation or residency. This high
rate of -standing commitment to the
admission and training of California students to meet state needs in the
healthcare professions.
UC produces the next
generation of the
professoriate
UC produces 60 percent of Californthe
latest data show that 25 percent of UC faculty and 20 percent of California
State University (CSU) faculty received their Ph.D. from UC.
UC is the largest public
provider of STEM
graduate degrees in
California
UC is the largest provider of STEM
graduate degrees, compared to
CSU and California private
institutions, producing more than
sciences, life sciences, and
engineering/computer science
graduate degrees.
By 2030, California
EDD projects almost
five million job
openings requiring a
bachelor’s degree.
degree are business and financial operations, management, and computer
and mathematical occupations. Other key areas of growth are in K-12
education; arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media; health care; and
architecture and engineering occupations.
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UC bachelor’s degree
recipients support
critical California
workforce areas.
and wholesale trade sectors but move on to high-skill industries such as
education, health care, engineering, and manufacturing.
UC produces half of
around 60 percent of
those in physical science,
55 percent in life sciences,
and 40 percent in
engineering/computer
science.
high-tech workforce. More than 15 percent of UC engineering/computer
science graduates employed in California work in the internet and
computer systems industry, while another 11 percent work in the
engineering services industry. The manufacturing sector has been a
consistent source of employment for large numbers of UC engineering and
physical science graduates.
assistance workforce in large numbers. At ten years after graduation, about
13 percent work in health care or social assistance (30 percent among life
sciences majors).
Industry of employment of UC bachelor degree students in California, by year after graduation
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UC-educated teachers
are in over 75 percent
of California schools
UC has a number of
programs focused on
producing highly qualified K-
12 teachers and school
leaders. Tens of thousands of
recipients go on to become
K12 and higher education
systems. About four percent
of UC graduates work in the
K12 education
system directly after
graduation; about eight
percent do so within ten
years of receiving their UC
degree. California
Department of Education data show that over 28,000 UC-educated teachers
from all of UC graduating cohorts serve 77 percent of California K-12
schools.
also work in higher education, including
nine percent in STEM disciplines of life sciences and physicals sciences.
UC alumni create small
businesses
Twenty-two percent of UC
are small business owners,
compared to 17 percent
nationwide, and UC
percentages are greater for
graduate degree recipients
(e.g., 24 for J.D. and 26 for
health science professionals).
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UC alumni contribute
to California’s startup
economy
UC graduates are innovators
who bring new ideas into the
marketplace. PitchBook
reported that as of 2021,
2,500 California companies
were founded or co-founded
by UC alumni across
California, compared to 2,240
for Stanford, 840 for the
University of Southern
California, and 1,300 for
California State University
(CSU) alumni.
UC research-based
education help create
companies that
address challenges
facing California
Below are examples of the companies UC alumni have started, some
addressing critical workforce needs in California such as:
• Education: ALEKS, an adaptive learning technology that helps
students understand knowledge gaps and support to achieve
mastery
• Health care: Pill Pack, a service to simplify and ensure people take
medications correctly and achieve better overall wellness
• Other STEM fields: Quantumscape, a manufacturer of vehicle
batteries with high energy and power densities and a higher life
cycle than standard lithium-ion batteries
UC degrees awarded
are growing areas that
support critical
The Compact with the Governor seeks to grow degrees in critical workforce
areas that requires STEM, including health care, and education, including
academic doctoral degree.
Companies founded by UC alumni by
geographic region in California
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California workforce
needs.
As the table below illustrates, UC undergraduate and gradaute degrees
awarded are growing at twice the rate in these areas compared to degrees
awarded in all other categories (i.e. 22 vs 11 percent). Of the almost 12,000
increase, over 65 percent (7,857) are in STEM and education fields.
UC Degrees Awarded by Compact Categories, 2016-17 to 2021-22
UC enrollment is in
growing areas that will
support critical
California workforce
needs.
The Compact with the Governor seeks to grow enrollment in critical
workforce areas that requires STEM, including health care, and education,
including academic doctoral degree.
More than half of UC undergraduate and graduate enrollment is in these
disciplines and degrees and is expected to grow to 60 percent of total
enrollment by 2026. Of the projected 19,102 enrollment increase, 15,584
(or 82 percent) are in these disciplinary fields or programs.
Sixty-four percent of
new UC degree
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program proposals are
STEM, including health
care, education, and
PhD programs.
Within the 2022-27 Five Year Planning Perspectives
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, UC campuses
propose to establish 156 new programs in STEM (including health care and
architecture) and education (including PhD programs). Some of these
examples include:
• 40 new health science programs, including UCSF-Fresno/Merced
Joint M.D. and San Joaquin Valley PRIME programs; eight
doctorate programs, including a joint UCSF-UCB Comptational
Precision Health Ph.D. program and two doctorates of nursing
practice at UCLA and UC Davis; and 21 master programs in fields
ranging from global health sciences, anestesia and physican
asisstant programs, and public health.
• 107 other STEM undergraduate and graduate programs, including
38 in engineering and computer science (e.g., UC Davis-
Sacramento State joint Ph.D. program in Power Engineering, UC
Merced-CSU Fresno and UC Merced-San Jose State Joint Ph.D.
programs in Engineering Systems); more than 20 in data science;
13 in math and physical science (e.g., UCB undergraduate, masters,
and Ph.D. programs in quantum science and technology; UC Santa
Cruz bachelor of science and UC Riverside Ph.D. programs in
Astronomy); and 17 in biological and biomedical science (e.g., UC
Santa Barbara bachelors in Conservation Biology, UC San Diego
bachelors in Mathematical Biology, UC Merced masters programs
in Bioinformatics and Biotechnology)
• Nine undergraduate and graduate education programs, including
UC Merced Ph.D. and masters programs in science education; UC
Irvine masters in learning, technology & design, and learning
analytics; UCLA masters of education programs in education &
social transformation and transformative coaching & leadership;
and UC Berkeley bachelors in education.
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Does not include certificate programs or new minors. Architecture and relevant multidisciplinary programs are
included in STEM to align with Governors Compact specifications. Veterinary medicine is included in Health
Sciences programs.
