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STEM careers in Rice Lake, WI — which one fits you?

The Rice Lake, WI commuting zone is the real labor market: wider than one town, smaller than the state. 6 counties across Wisconsin; 0 metro. Economies: 4 tourism and recreation and 3 manufacturing. Flags: 3 a retirement destination and 1 population loss.

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States: Wisconsin

Careers the Rice Lake, WI 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%Computer Network Architect+12%Industrial Engineer+11%Mechanical Engineer+9%Statistician+8%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%Actuary+22%Operations Research Analyst+21%Mathematician+8%Mathematics Professor+7%

Counties in this labor market

Barron County, WIBurnett County, WIPolk County, WIRusk County, WISawyer County, WIWashburn County, WI

Metros around Rice Lake, WI

Chicago, IL11 countiesMinneapolis, MN13 countiesMilwaukee, WI7 countiesMadison, WI8 countiesGreen Bay, WI6 countiesDuluth, MN–WI5 countiesAppleton, WI8 countiesEau Claire, WI8 countiesLa Crosse, WI–MN5 countiesWausau, WI8 countiesSheboygan, WI2 countiesMarinette–Menominee, WI–MI5 counties

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Questions people ask

Which STEM careers are in demand in Rice Lake, WI?

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.