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30 million U.S. workers without degrees have the skills to move into new jobs that pay 70 percent more on average. A thread highlighting the @nytimes article by @SteveLohr https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/technology/work-skills-upward-mobility.html
2/N We often assume those without degrees lack skills. This is false. Our working paper found a significant overlap between the skills required in jobs that pay low wages and many occupations with higher pay. https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w26844/w26844.pdf
3/N @EricaGroshen: “The goal is to shine a bright light on a problem and on what can be done on the ground to help this whole group of people who are struggling in the labor market,”
4/N For example, Robert B. Johnson Jr. worked as an administrative assistant. After he finished a computer programming course in six months, he was hired by a local software company.
5/N @DebroyPapia says "moves to higher-paying jobs are typically a combination of personal initiative, foundational skills and some additional preparation like an outside course or company-sponsored training."
6/N It’s up to the private sector, not just the government to alter perceptions to increase opportunity for workers without degrees. According to @OpptyAtWork CEO @byron_auguste: “Companies have to see this talent pool and mainstream it”
