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STEM careers in Hazard, KY — which one fits you?

The Hazard, KY commuting zone is the real labor market: wider than one town, smaller than the state. 7 counties across Kentucky; 0 metro. Economies: 1 government and 1 mining and energy. Flags: 7 persistent poverty, 7 population loss and 6 low employment.

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States: Kentucky

Careers the Hazard, KY 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.

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

Counties in this labor market

Breathitt County, KYKnott County, KYLee County, KYLeslie County, KYLetcher County, KYOwsley County, KYPerry County, KY

Metros around Hazard, KY

Cincinnati, OH–KY12 countiesLouisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN12 countiesLexington-Fayette, KY12 countiesHuntington, WV–KY–OH7 countiesClarksville, TN–KY5 countiesBowling Green, KY8 countiesElizabethtown–Radcliff, KY5 countiesOwensboro, KY4 countiesPaducah, KY–IL12 countiesPikeville, KY8 countiesRichmond, KY8 countiesBardstown, KY7 counties

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Questions people ask

Which STEM careers are in demand in Hazard, KY?

Industrial Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Aerospace Engineer and Marine Engineer & Naval Architect 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.