{"id":20,"date":"2016-09-14T12:48:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T05:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.codetheirdreams.com\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2020-06-15T16:59:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T09:59:30","slug":"why-coding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.codetheirdreams.com\/en\/why-coding\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Coding?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why Coding?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Coding teaches skills that benefit everyone<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Coding initiative could improve education and technological readiness, fostering innovation and thus helping Thailand move towards becoming an innovation-driven country.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Statistics<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The data contained in this report are drawn from 26 million U.S. online job postings collected in 2015 and have been analyzed to determine the specific jobs and skills that employers are seeking[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;642&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Coding skills are in high demand<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Seven million job openings in 2015 were in occupations which value coding skills. This corresponds to 20% of \u201ccareer track\u201d jobs, defined as those which pay a national living wage of at least $15 per hour.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;643&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Coding skills are not just for programmers<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Coding skills are of value to candidates across five major job categories[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1495421341951{padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Information Technology (IT) worker<\/li>\n<li>Data Analysts<\/li>\n<li>Artists and Designers<\/li>\n<li>Engineers<\/li>\n<li>Scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;644&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Coding jobs pay more<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Jobs requiring coding skills pay $22,000 per year more than jobs that don\u2019t: $84,000 vs $62,000 per year. (This analysis includes only \u201ccareer track\u201d jobs.)[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;645&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Coding skills provide an avenue to high-income jobs<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Half of jobs in the top income quartile (&gt;$57,000 per year) are in occupations which commonly require coding skills from job applicants.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;646&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Coding jobs are growing faster than the job market<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Programming jobs are growing fastest, 50% faster than the market overall. In general, programming jobs are growing 12% faster than the market average.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;right&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/burning-glass.com\/research\/coding-skills\/\">http:\/\/burning-glass.com\/research\/coding-skills\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Computing jobs are the #1 source of new wages in the United States<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;601&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]And there are job openings across all industries and in every state. There are more than 500,000 open jobs in computing right now, representing the #1 source of new wages in the United States, and these jobs are projected to grow at twice the rate of all other jobs.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]500,000 current openings: These jobs are in <b><i>every<\/i><\/b> industry and <b><i>every<\/i><\/b> state, and they\u2019re projected to grow at twice the rate of all other jobs.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code.org\/promote\">https:\/\/code.org\/promote<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>The STEM problem is in computer science:<b> <\/b><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;]<div class=\"q_pie_chart_holder\"><div class=\"q_percentage\" data-percent=\"69\" data-linewidth=\"30\" data-active=\"#fff000\" data-noactive=\"#323376\" style=\"font-size:36px;font-weight:400;\"><span class=\"tocounter\">69<\/span>%<\/div><div class=\"pie_chart_text\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">of all new jobs in STEM are in computing<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;]<div class=\"q_pie_chart_holder\"><div class=\"q_percentage\" data-percent=\"10\" data-linewidth=\"30\" data-active=\"#fff000\" data-noactive=\"#323376\" style=\"font-size:36px;font-weight:400;\"><span class=\"tocounter\">10<\/span>%<\/div><div class=\"pie_chart_text\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">of STEM graduates are in computer science<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1498208576418{padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What I\u2019d suggest is that we have a major <i>computer science <\/i>problem when it comes the alignment between access to K-12 CS science education and opportunities in our modern economy.<\/li>\n<li>This chart shows the projected STEM jobs in our US economy broken out by computing jobs and all other STEM jobs<\/li>\n<li>And this chart shows students graduating with STEM degrees broken out by CS versus all other math\/science subjects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center for Education Statistics<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code.org\/promote\">https:\/\/code.org\/promote<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; 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