Take the STEM Compass assessmentSee the STEM Farm tracks
Careers the Black Hawk 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%Computer Network Architect+12%Statistician+8%Biochemist & Biophysicist+7%Chemist & Materials Scientist+6%Physicist+4%Astronomer+4%
The wider labor market
Most STEM jobs a Black Hawk County resident will hold are inside the Waterloo, IA zone, not inside the county line. All forty careers in Waterloo, IA →
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Black Hawk County, by search
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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.
Questions people ask
Which STEM careers fit Black Hawk County, IA?
By local economy: Data Scientist, Information Security Analyst, Computer Network Architect and Statistician. By personality: take the assessment — it ranks all forty against your own profile.
Where are the STEM jobs near Black Hawk County?
In the Waterloo, IA commuting zone — 8 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.