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STEM careers in Friday Harbor, WA — which one fits you?

The Friday Harbor, WA commuting zone is the real labor market: wider than one town, smaller than the state. 1 county across Washington; 0 metro. Economies: 1 tourism and recreation. Flags: 1 housing stress and 1 a retirement destination.

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States: Washington

Careers the Friday Harbor, WA 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.

Physician Assistant+20%Epidemiologist+16%Medical Scientist+9%Biomedical Engineer+6%Registered Nurse+5%Microbiologist+5%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%Software Developer+15%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Web Developer+7%Agricultural & Food Scientist+6%Geoscientist+5%Database Administrator+4%Database Architect+4%Environmental Scientist+4%Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist+2%Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist+1%Computer Programmer-6%Data Scientist+34%Information Security Analyst+29%Actuary+22%Operations Research Analyst+21%Computer Network Architect+12%Industrial Engineer+11%Mechanical Engineer+9%Statistician+8%Mathematician+8%Mathematics Professor+7%Electrical Engineer+7%Biochemist & Biophysicist+7%Aerospace Engineer+6%Marine Engineer & Naval Architect+6%Chemist & Materials Scientist+6%Civil Engineer+5%Environmental Engineer+4%Physicist+4%Astronomer+4%Chemical Engineer+3%

Counties in this labor market

San Juan County, WA

Metros around Friday Harbor, WA

Seattle–Tacoma, WA10 countiesPortland, OR–WA11 countiesSpokane, WA8 countiesKennewick–Richland–Pasco, WA6 countiesYakima, WA2 countiesWenatchee, WA2 countiesLewiston, ID–WA8 countiesThe Dalles, OR4 countiesAberdeen, WA3 countiesMoses Lake, WA2 countiesSequim, WA2 counties

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Questions people ask

Which STEM careers are in demand in Friday Harbor, WA?

Physician Assistant, Epidemiologist, Medical Scientist, Biomedical Engineer and Registered Nurse 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.