Take the STEM Compass assessmentSee the STEM Farm tracks
Careers the Merced County economy hires into
Ranked by how closely this county's economy type matches what each family is hired into, then by national growth. Take the assessment to see which of them fit you.
Data Scientist+34%Information Security Analyst+29%Actuary+22%Operations Research Analyst+21%Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%Software Developer+15%Computer Network Architect+12%Computer Systems Analyst+9%
The wider labor market
Most STEM jobs a Merced County resident will hold are inside the Stockton, CA zone, not inside the county line. All forty careers in Stockton, CA →
Metros around Stockton, CA
Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA7 countiesSan Francisco–Oakland, CA8 countiesSan Diego, CA1 countiesSacramento, CA7 countiesSan Jose, CA4 countiesFresno, CA5 counties
Merced County, by search
STEM career quiz — Merced CountySTEM career test — Merced CountySTEM personality test — Merced CountySTEM career assessment — Merced CountyWhich STEM career is right for me — Merced CountyWhat STEM career should i choose — Merced CountySTEM career finder — Merced CountySTEM aptitude test — Merced CountySTEM career path — Merced CountySTEM careers list — Merced CountySTEM jobs — Merced CountySTEM fields — Merced CountyCareers in science — Merced CountyCareers in technology — Merced CountyCareers in engineering — Merced CountyCareers in math — Merced CountySTEM majors — Merced CountySTEM degrees — Merced CountySTEM careers without a degree — Merced CountySTEM careers for women — Merced CountySTEM careers for Latinas — Merced CountyWomen in STEM — Merced CountySTEM for girls — Merced CountySTEM careers for high school students — Merced CountySTEM career exploration — Merced CountySTEM career for my personality — Merced CountyBest STEM careers — Merced CountySTEM careers in demand — Merced CountySTEM career change — Merced CountySTEM careers for veterans — Merced CountySTEM careers for introverts — Merced CountySTEM careers for extroverts — Merced CountySTEM careers for creative people — Merced CountySTEM careers that help people — Merced CountySTEM careers for the environment — Merced CountyHow to find your purpose in STEM — Merced CountySTEM mission vision values — Merced CountySTEM career for students — Merced CountySTEM career counseling — Merced CountySTEM career guidance — Merced CountySTEM career options — Merced CountySTEM career match — Merced CountySTEM career interest survey — Merced CountyScience career quiz — Merced CountyEngineering career quiz — Merced CountyTechnology career quiz — Merced CountyHealthcare career quiz — Merced CountyCoding career quiz — Merced CountyData science career quiz — Merced CountyCybersecurity career quiz — Merced CountyNursing career quiz — Merced CountySTEM career for kids — Merced CountySTEM careers parents should know — Merced CountySTEM education — Merced CountySTEM programs — Merced CountySTEM jobs near me — Merced CountySTEM careers near me — Merced CountySTEM internships — Merced CountySTEM scholarships — Merced CountyFree STEM career test — Merced CountySTEM career test for adults — Merced CountySTEM career test for teens — Merced County
What moves it
- WIOA-funded training pays for the credential, ages 14 to 24 and adults: find your local office.
- Registered apprenticeship — a wage from day one: apprenticeship.gov.
- FAFSA — free to file, the gate to nearly all aid: studentaid.gov.
- STEM Farm — the track from zero to the career the assessment says fits: the twelve tracks.
All 58 counties in California →
Questions people ask
Which STEM careers fit Merced County, CA?
By local economy: Data Scientist, Information Security Analyst, Actuary and Operations Research Analyst. By personality: take the assessment — it ranks all forty against your own profile.
Where are the STEM jobs near Merced County?
In the Stockton, CA commuting zone — 6 counties that share one labor market. The metro page lists every county and the metros around it.
Sources. Career traits, education paths and value lines are the STEM Compass assessment library. Employment growth is U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024–2034. County economic types are USDA Economic Research Service County Typology Codes (2025); labor markets are Census commuting zones (2020). Salary is not shown anywhere in this campaign on purpose: the assessment measures fit and what the work is worth to the world.