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STEM careers in Las Vegas, NM — which one fits you?

The Las Vegas, NM commuting zone is the real labor market: wider than one town, smaller than the state. 6 counties across New Mexico; 0 metro. Economies: 3 government, 3 farming and 1 tourism and recreation. Flags: 5 population loss, 2 low employment and 2 persistent poverty.

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States: New Mexico

Careers the Las Vegas, NM 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.

Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%Physician Assistant+20%Epidemiologist+16%Software Developer+15%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Medical Scientist+9%Web Developer+7%Biomedical Engineer+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%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

Colfax County, NMGuadalupe County, NMHarding County, NMMora County, NMQuay County, NMSan Miguel County, NM

Metros around Las Vegas, NM

Albuquerque, NM8 countiesEl Paso, TX–NM5 countiesFarmington, NM6 countiesClovis, NM8 countiesSafford, AZ6 countiesDumas, TX5 countiesGallup, NM4 countiesHobbs, NM3 countiesAlamogordo, NM2 countiesRoswell, NM2 countiesTaos, NM1 counties

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Questions people ask

Which STEM careers are in demand in Las Vegas, NM?

Computer & Information Research Scientist, Physician Assistant, Epidemiologist, Software Developer and Computer Systems Analyst 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.