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States: Arizona · New Mexico
Careers the Safford, AZ 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.
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%Registered Nurse+5%Microbiologist+5%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%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%Agricultural & Food Scientist+6%Geoscientist+5%Database Administrator+4%Database Architect+4%Physicist+4%Astronomer+4%Environmental Scientist+4%Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist+2%Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist+1%Computer Programmer-6%
Counties in this labor market
Catron County, NMGraham County, AZGrant County, NMGreenlee County, AZHidalgo County, NMLuna County, NM
Metros around Safford, AZ
Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA7 countiesPhoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale, AZ3 countiesTucson, AZ3 countiesAlbuquerque, NM8 countiesEl Paso, TX–NM5 countiesPrescott–Prescott Valley, AZ3 countiesYuma, AZ–CA2 countiesFarmington, NM6 countiesClovis, NM8 countiesLas Vegas, NM6 countiesDumas, TX5 countiesGallup, NM4 counties
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Which STEM careers are in demand in Safford, AZ?
Industrial Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Aerospace Engineer and Marine Engineer & Naval Architect 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.