Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce analysis of data from the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2009–23 (pooled).

Note: STEM = science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Values associated with “early-career bachelor’s degree holders” represent the workforce distribution of full-time, full-year workers ages 22–26 with a bachelor’s degree only in the specified field. Values associated with “prime-age bachelor’s degree holders” represent the workforce distribution of full-time, full-year workers ages 25–54 with a bachelor’s degree only in the specified . Values associated with “prime-age graduate degree holders” represent the workforce distribution of full-time, full-year workers ages 25–54 with a bachelor’s degree and a graduate degree in the specified .