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7Counties
2Metro counties
99,215MSA population 2025
States: Missouri
Careers the Cape Girardeau, MO–IL economy leans on
Ranked by how many counties in this zone carry the economy types each family hires into, then by growth. The fit is yours; the demand is local.
Data Scientist+34%Information Security Analyst+29%Computer Network Architect+12%Statistician+8%Biochemist & Biophysicist+7%Chemist & Materials Scientist+6%Physicist+4%Astronomer+4%Actuary+22%Operations Research Analyst+21%Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%Software Developer+15%Industrial Engineer+11%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Mechanical Engineer+9%Mathematician+8%Web Developer+7%Mathematics Professor+7%Electrical Engineer+7%Aerospace Engineer+6%Marine Engineer & Naval Architect+6%Civil Engineer+5%Database Administrator+4%Database Architect+4%Environmental Engineer+4%Chemical Engineer+3%Computer Programmer-6%Agricultural & Food Scientist+6%Geoscientist+5%Environmental Scientist+4%Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist+2%Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist+1%Physician Assistant+20%Epidemiologist+16%Medical Scientist+9%Biomedical Engineer+6%Registered Nurse+5%Microbiologist+5%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%
Counties in this labor market
Bollinger County, MOCape Girardeau County, MOMississippi County, MONew Madrid County, MOPerry County, MOScott County, MOStoddard County, MO
Metros around Cape Girardeau, MO–IL
St. Louis, MO12 countiesKansas City, MO–KS14 countiesFayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR–MO4 countiesSpringfield, MO11 countiesColumbia, MO8 countiesJoplin, MO6 countiesSt. Joseph, MO–KS8 countiesQuincy, IL7 countiesBurlington, IA–IL6 countiesFarmington, MO6 countiesKirksville, MO6 countiesSedalia, MO6 counties
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Which STEM careers are in demand in Cape Girardeau, MO–IL?
Data Scientist, Information Security Analyst, Computer Network Architect, Statistician and Biochemist & Biophysicist lead on local economy fit here; Data Scientist (+34%), Information Security Analyst (+29%) and Actuary (+22%) lead on national growth.
What is a commuting zone?
A Census labor market built from where people actually commute to work. It is the right geography for training and hiring: the job you train for is usually inside your zone, even when it is not inside your county.
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.