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11Counties
9Metro counties
970,849MSA population 2025
States: Louisiana · Mississippi
Careers the New Orleans, LA 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%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Web Developer+7%Database Administrator+4%Database Architect+4%Computer Programmer-6%Actuary+22%Operations Research Analyst+21%Mathematician+8%Mathematics Professor+7%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%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
Ascension Parish, LAJefferson Parish, LAOrleans Parish, LAPearl River County, MSPlaquemines Parish, LASt. Bernard Parish, LASt. Charles Parish, LASt. James Parish, LASt. John the Baptist Parish, LASt. Tammany Parish, LAWashington Parish, LA
Metros around New Orleans, LA
Memphis, TN–MS–AR9 countiesBaton Rouge, LA9 countiesJackson, MS7 countiesGulfport–Biloxi, MS6 countiesLafayette, LA7 countiesShreveport, LA9 countiesLake Charles, LA11 countiesMonroe, LA7 countiesHouma, LA4 countiesHattiesburg, MS11 countiesAlexandria, LA5 countiesTupelo, MS11 counties
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Questions people ask
Which STEM careers are in demand in New Orleans, LA?
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.