Take the STEM Compass assessmentSee the STEM Farm tracks
Careers the St. Louis County economy hires into
Ranked by how closely this county's economy type matches what each family is hired into, then by national growth. Take the assessment to see which of them fit you.
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%
The wider labor market
Most STEM jobs a St. Louis County resident will hold are inside the St. Louis, MO zone, not inside the county line. All forty careers in St. Louis, MO →
Crawford County, MOFranklin County, MOGasconade County, MOJefferson County, MOLincoln County, MOMonroe County, ILMontgomery County, MOSt. Charles County, MOSt. Clair County, ILSt. Louis city, MOWarren County, MO
Metros around St. Louis, MO
Chicago, IL11 countiesKansas City, MO–KS14 countiesFayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR–MO4 countiesSpringfield, MO11 countiesDavenport, IA–IL7 countiesPeoria, IL8 counties
St. Louis County, by search
STEM career quiz — St. Louis CountySTEM career test — St. Louis CountySTEM personality test — St. Louis CountySTEM career assessment — St. Louis CountyWhich STEM career is right for me — St. Louis CountyWhat STEM career should i choose — St. Louis CountySTEM career finder — St. Louis CountySTEM aptitude test — St. Louis CountySTEM career path — St. Louis CountySTEM careers list — St. Louis CountySTEM jobs — St. Louis CountySTEM fields — St. Louis CountyCareers in science — St. Louis CountyCareers in technology — St. Louis CountyCareers in engineering — St. Louis CountyCareers in math — St. Louis CountySTEM majors — St. Louis CountySTEM degrees — St. Louis CountySTEM careers without a degree — St. Louis CountySTEM careers for women — St. Louis CountySTEM careers for Latinas — St. Louis CountyWomen in STEM — St. Louis CountySTEM for girls — St. Louis CountySTEM careers for high school students — St. Louis CountySTEM career exploration — St. Louis CountySTEM career for my personality — St. Louis CountyBest STEM careers — St. Louis CountySTEM careers in demand — St. Louis CountySTEM career change — St. Louis CountySTEM careers for veterans — St. Louis CountySTEM careers for introverts — St. Louis CountySTEM careers for extroverts — St. Louis CountySTEM careers for creative people — St. Louis CountySTEM careers that help people — St. Louis CountySTEM careers for the environment — St. Louis CountyHow to find your purpose in STEM — St. Louis CountySTEM mission vision values — St. Louis CountySTEM career for students — St. Louis CountySTEM career counseling — St. Louis CountySTEM career guidance — St. Louis CountySTEM career options — St. Louis CountySTEM career match — St. Louis CountySTEM career interest survey — St. Louis CountyScience career quiz — St. Louis CountyEngineering career quiz — St. Louis CountyTechnology career quiz — St. Louis CountyHealthcare career quiz — St. Louis CountyCoding career quiz — St. Louis CountyData science career quiz — St. Louis CountyCybersecurity career quiz — St. Louis CountyNursing career quiz — St. Louis CountySTEM career for kids — St. Louis CountySTEM careers parents should know — St. Louis CountySTEM education — St. Louis CountySTEM programs — St. Louis CountySTEM jobs near me — St. Louis CountySTEM careers near me — St. Louis CountySTEM internships — St. Louis CountySTEM scholarships — St. Louis CountyFree STEM career test — St. Louis CountySTEM career test for adults — St. Louis CountySTEM career test for teens — St. Louis County
What moves it
- WIOA-funded training pays for the credential, ages 14 to 24 and adults: find your local office.
- Registered apprenticeship — a wage from day one: apprenticeship.gov.
- FAFSA — free to file, the gate to nearly all aid: studentaid.gov.
- STEM Farm — the track from zero to the career the assessment says fits: the twelve tracks.
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Questions people ask
Which STEM careers fit St. Louis County, MO?
By local economy: Data Scientist, Information Security Analyst, Actuary and Operations Research Analyst. By personality: take the assessment — it ranks all forty against your own profile.
Where are the STEM jobs near St. Louis County?
In the St. Louis, MO commuting zone — 12 counties that share one labor market. The metro page lists every county and the metros around it.
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.