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85,729MSA population 2025
States: Indiana
Careers the Columbus, IN 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%Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%Software Developer+15%Industrial Engineer+11%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Mechanical Engineer+9%Web Developer+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%Actuary+22%Operations Research Analyst+21%Mathematician+8%Mathematics Professor+7%Physician Assistant+20%Epidemiologist+16%Medical Scientist+9%Biomedical Engineer+6%Agricultural & Food Scientist+6%Registered Nurse+5%Microbiologist+5%Geoscientist+5%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%Environmental Scientist+4%Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist+2%Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist+1%
Counties in this labor market
Metros around Columbus, IN
Indianapolis, IN13 countiesLouisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN12 countiesFort Wayne, IN11 countiesSouth Bend, IN–MI8 countiesEvansville, IN10 countiesLafayette, IN9 countiesTerre Haute, IN8 countiesBloomington, IN6 countiesMuncie, IN5 countiesGreendale–Lawrenceburg–Hidden Valley, IN–OH6 countiesHammond, IN5 countiesGreensburg, IN3 counties
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Which STEM careers are in demand in Columbus, IN?
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.