STEM jobs, a crucial part of the global economy, are growing faster than other industries and tend to pay better than the national average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Hispanics make up 16 percent of the American workforce, but only 6 percent of scientists and engineers, according to the National Science Foundation.
There is ample opportunity in science, technology, engineering and math, according to Latino engineers in several fields. READ MORE AT NBC NEWS
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