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Mark MuroBrookings Metropolitan Policy Program
Opportunity for Black Collegians in Tech and BusinessThe Brookings Institution — May 4, 2018
Getting with the Program:Digital Skills as Opportunity
@MarkMuro1
Digitalization: What it is, why it matters, how it varies
Blacks and tech
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Digitalization is the process of employing digital technology and data to transform business operations and create value
What we mean by “digitalization”
An explosion of digital tools is transforming nearly every industry
To measure all this we sorted occupations by their digital content
Software developers Registered nurses
Office clerks
Low
(scores below 33)Medium
(scores between 33 and 60)High
(scores above 60)
Financial Managers Personal care aides
Construction laborers
56%
30%
40%
48%
5%23%
2002 2016
Low Medium High
Share of U.S. employment by digital skill level
The share of jobs requiring high & medium digital skills has skyrocketed
Administrative support
39 64
Physician assistants
27 56
70% in Medium or High
Tech empowers: Digitalization brings higher wages
Average annual wage by digital score, 2016
$ 30 K
$ 48 K
$ 73 K
Low Medium High
Digital “know-how” is not, however, distributed evenly
ASIAN
51WHITE
48BLACK
44LATINO
40
WOMEN
48
MEN
45
Non-whites are disproportionately employed in low-digital skill jobs
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Building and grounds cleaning/maintenance
Food preparation and serving related
Transportation and material moving
Healthcare support
Community and social services
Healthcare practitioner
Office and administrative support
Management
Engineering
Computer and mathematical
US average
Employment in select U.S. occupation groups by race
Black Asian Latino White
US Average
Lower digital score
Higher digital score
Digitalization: What it is, why it matters, how it varies
Blacks and tech
12
Blacks have a mixed presence in tech occupations
Statisticians
Operations research analysts
Note: Bubble size reflects 2016 national employment
Computer systems analysts
Database administrators
Computer network architects
Information security analysts
Computer programmers
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
2002 2016
Blac
k em
ploy
men
t sha
re
Gaps in black representation in tech work are largest in Southern and Eastern metro areas
Employed population 16 years or
older, 2016 (thousands)
23 — 262
262 — 794
794 — 2,012
2,012 — 4,609
4,609 — 9,628
9.2% — 0.0%
0.0% — -5.0%
-5.0% — -10.0%
-10.0% — -15.0%
-15.0% — -33.1%
Blacks' over- and under-representation
in Computer & Math occupations, 2016
Black workers are overrepresented in tech jobs in Las Vegas, NV by 2.7 percentage points—an increase of 5.1
percentage points since 2010
1.
Expand and widen the high-digital IT
talent pipeline
2.
Increase basic digital literacy, especially among underrepresented groups
Black leaders should adopt two digital workforce training priorities
1.
Build and widen the high-digital IT
talent pipeline
Black leaders should adopt two digital workforce training priorities
• Expand aligned, relevant higher-ed feeder programs
• Scale up non-traditional accelerated learning models, experiences, and certifications
• Move toward universal K-12 CS exposure
2.
Increase basic digital literacy throughout the
community
Black leaders should adopt two digital workforce training priorities
• Launch compelling digital literacy campaigns
• Scale-up exposure to basic office productivity tools in school
• Expand entry-level tech training programs
Finally: Embrace entrepreneurship
#BuildSomethingFromNothing to circumvent barriers and build wealth
Mark MuroSenior FellowMetropolitan Policy Program at [email protected]
@markmuro1
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