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12Counties
7Metro counties
879,918MSA population 2025
States: South Carolina
Careers the Columbia, SC 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%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Mathematician+8%Web Developer+7%Mathematics Professor+7%Database Administrator+4%Database Architect+4%Computer Programmer-6%Industrial Engineer+11%Mechanical Engineer+9%Electrical Engineer+7%Aerospace Engineer+6%Marine Engineer & Naval Architect+6%Civil Engineer+5%Environmental Engineer+4%Chemical Engineer+3%Physician Assistant+20%Epidemiologist+16%Medical Scientist+9%Biomedical Engineer+6%Registered Nurse+5%Microbiologist+5%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%Agricultural & Food Scientist+6%Geoscientist+5%Environmental Scientist+4%Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist+2%Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist+1%
Counties in this labor market
Bamberg County, SCCalhoun County, SCClarendon County, SCFairfield County, SCKershaw County, SCLee County, SCLexington County, SCNewberry County, SCOrangeburg County, SCRichland County, SCSaluda County, SCSumter County, SC
Metros around Columbia, SC
Charlotte, NC–SC13 countiesGreenville, SC8 countiesCharleston, SC4 countiesMyrtle Beach–North Myrtle Beach, SC–NC9 countiesSpartanburg, SC5 countiesHilton Head Island, SC7 counties
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Questions people ask
Which STEM careers are in demand in Columbia, SC?
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.