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STEM careers in Rocky Mount, NC — which one fits you?

The Rocky Mount, NC commuting zone is the real labor market: wider than one town, smaller than the state. 3 counties across North Carolina; 2 metro. Most counties are nonspecialized, which in ERS typology usually means a diversified metro economy. Flags: 3 housing stress.

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3Counties
2Metro counties
148,486MSA population 2025

States: North Carolina

Careers the Rocky Mount, NC 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%Actuary+22%Operations Research Analyst+21%Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%Software Developer+15%Computer Network Architect+12%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Statistician+8%Mathematician+8%Web Developer+7%Mathematics Professor+7%Biochemist & Biophysicist+7%Chemist & Materials Scientist+6%Database Administrator+4%Database Architect+4%Physicist+4%Astronomer+4%Computer Programmer-6%Physician Assistant+20%Epidemiologist+16%Industrial Engineer+11%Mechanical Engineer+9%Medical Scientist+9%Electrical Engineer+7%Aerospace Engineer+6%Marine Engineer & Naval Architect+6%Biomedical Engineer+6%Agricultural & Food Scientist+6%Civil Engineer+5%Registered Nurse+5%Microbiologist+5%Geoscientist+5%Environmental Engineer+4%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%Environmental Scientist+4%Chemical Engineer+3%Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist+2%Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist+1%

Counties in this labor market

Edgecombe County, NCNash County, NCWilson County, NC

Metros around Rocky Mount, NC

Charlotte, NC–SC13 countiesVirginia Beach, VA16 countiesRaleigh, NC10 countiesWinston-Salem, NC10 countiesWilmington, NC4 countiesAsheville, NC6 countiesSpartanburg, SC5 countiesFayetteville, NC10 countiesHickory, NC5 countiesJacksonville, NC5 countiesBurlington, NC4 countiesGreenville, NC6 counties

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Questions people ask

Which STEM careers are in demand in Rocky Mount, NC?

Data Scientist, Information Security Analyst, Actuary, Operations Research Analyst and Computer & Information Research Scientist 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.