After Everything: Projections of Jobs, Education, and Training Requirements through 2031
After Everything: Projections of Jobs, Education, and Training Requirements through 2031
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
June 2023
By 2031, 72 percent of jobs in the US will require postsecondary education and/or training. Between 2021 and 2031, there will be 18.5 million job openings per year on average, and some 12.5 million of these annualized openings will require at least some college education. After Everything: Projections of Jobs, Education, and Training Requirements through 2031 includes a national overview of job projections and their educational requirements across industries, occupational clusters, and detailed occupational groups. These latest projections demonstrate the central role postsecondary education plays in preparing the workforce of the future.
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