Paper Info
Title
Assessing the Needs of the Quantum Industry
Abstract
Background: Quantum information science and technology (QIST) has progressed significantly in the last decade, such that it is no longer solely in the domain of research labs, but is now beginning to be developed for, and applied in, industrial applications and products. With the emergence of this new quantum industry, a new workforce trained in QIST skills and knowledge is needed. Research Questions: To help support the education and training of this workforce, universities and colleges require knowledge of the type of jobs available for their students and what skills and degrees are most relevant for those new jobs. What are these jobs, skills, and degrees? Methodology: We report on the results from a survey of 57 companies in the quantum industry, with the goal of elucidating the jobs, skills, and degrees that are relevant for this new workforce. Findings: We find a range of job opportunities from highly specific jobs, such as quantum algorithm developer and error correction scientist, to broader jobs categories within the business, software, and hardware sectors. These broader jobs require a range of skills, most of which are not quantum related. Furthermore, except for the highly specific jobs, companies that responded to the survey are looking for a range of degree levels to fill these new positions, from bachelors to masters to Ph.D.s. Contribution: With this knowledge, students, instructors, and university administrators can make informed decisions about how to address the challenge of increasing the future quantum workforce.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.1109/TE.2022.3153841
IEEE Transactions on Education
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Education,policy,quantum computing,workforce development
Journal
65
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
4
0018-9359
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ciaran Hughes100.34
Doug Finke200.34
Dan-Adrian German300.34
Celia Merzbacher400.68
Patrick M. Vora500.34
H. J. Lewandowski600.68