The U.S. passed legislation in 2022 to boost domestic chip manufacturing and reduce reliance on semiconductors manufactured in China. To meet these goals, the U.S. semiconductor industry will need more technicians, computer scientists, and engineers than the nation has to offer, potentially falling 58% short of workforce needs, an industry study by the Semiconductor Industry Association showed.

The 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:semiconductor industry will need 115,000 new workers by 2030, but as many as 67,000 of these positions could go unfilled, according to the study that look🅷ed at degree completion rates to gauge whether the workforce would be ready for these positions.

The 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:CHIPS and Science Act devotes approxi💯mately $52 billion to promoting semiconductor research and manufacturing in the U.S., which produced only 10% of the chips it needed in 2022. 

"As America’s semiconductor ecosystem expands in the years ahead, so will its demand for semiconductor workers with the skills, training, and education needed in the highly innovative semiconductor industry," the report said.

Engineering, Tec🉐hnician, Computer Science Positions Most Ne𒅌eded

Of the 67,000 likely unfilled positions in 2030, 41% will be in engineering positions, while 39% of the gap will be in technician positio♊ns, and the other 2ꦰ0% in computer sciences.

For the technician positions, most will require two-year degrees or certificates, 35% of engineering and 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:computer science job openings will demand a four-year degree, while 26% of e♓ngineering positions will require master's or Ph.D. levels of educati⛄on.

The study found that the lack of qualified candidates isn’t a problem for only the semiconductor industry, as other technical industries in the U.S. will also💧 lack candidate﷽s for these positions.

Clean energy, medical technology, 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:artificial intelligence, 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:cybersecurity, aerospace, telecommunications, advanced manufacturing, and automotive are among th💧e industries that will create 3.85 million computer science, engineering, and technician jobs by 2030. However, approximately one in three jobs won’t be filled, including 1 million in computer science. 

Tra🔴ining Programs, International Students Posed as So♈lutions

The report lays out recommendations designed to increase the number of workers trained for s🍌emiconductor and other advanced manufacturing.

The top recommendation was to expand certification boot camps, 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩🐠网:apprenticeships, and other training programs and community a🏅nd technical colleges. Attracting more students to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs and exposing them to the semiconductor industry was another recommendation. 

While expanding the pipeline of U.S. citizens could take years or decades, the report said that a solution that can help bridge the near-term gap in the semiconductor manufacturing workforce would be to retain and attract more international students with advanced degrees.