Need for IT beats demand for other STEM jobs

Maybe the acronym “STEM” should start with the letter “T.”

Among businesses in Ohio, the demand for people who specialize in information technology — the “T” in “STEM,” which stands for “Science, Technology, Engineering and Math” — far outpaces demand for people in other STEM professions.

Four times as many Ohioans work in computer-related jobs than in the other STEM fields combined. Also, the number of IT job openings exceeds the number of people graduating from Ohio colleges with IT degrees.

It's the other way around for many STEM professions, where the number of graduates often