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4Counties
2Metro counties
113,962MSA population 2025
States: Kentucky
Careers the Owensboro, 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.
Data Scientist+34%Information Security Analyst+29%Computer Network Architect+12%Statistician+8%Biochemist & Biophysicist+7%Chemist & Materials Scientist+6%Physicist+4%Astronomer+4%Actuary+22%Operations Research Analyst+21%Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%Software Developer+15%Industrial Engineer+11%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Mechanical Engineer+9%Mathematician+8%Web Developer+7%Mathematics Professor+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%Agricultural & Food Scientist+6%Geoscientist+5%Environmental Scientist+4%Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist+2%Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist+1%Physician Assistant+20%Epidemiologist+16%Medical Scientist+9%Biomedical Engineer+6%Registered Nurse+5%Microbiologist+5%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%
Counties in this labor market
Metros around Owensboro, 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 countiesPaducah, KY–IL12 countiesPikeville, KY8 countiesRichmond, KY8 countiesBardstown, KY7 countiesHazard, KY7 counties
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Questions people ask
Which STEM careers are in demand in Owensboro, KY?
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.