STEM fields compatibility test for parents — Columbus, NE

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What the assessment measures

280 items in five modules — what you love to do, how you work, fifteen STEM working traits, thirty real situations, and where you want your work to land — matched against forty careers in eight families. Then a sixth module drafts your mission, vision and values in your own words. Progress saves as you go; it is free and complete today.

STEM fields compatibility test for parents. Compatibility is measured trait by trait: each career's score says which of your traits meet the role's demands and which the role would stretch. Eight STEM fields, eight trait signatures. The assessment scores you on all fifteen traits and shows which fields are already yours before you commit to a major or a program. Written so a parent can read forty careers in one sitting and have a real conversation about fit instead of prestige.

Careers the Columbus, NE economy leans on

5 counties across Nebraska; 0 metro. Economies: 3 farming and 2 manufacturing. Flags: 3 population loss.

Agricultural & Food Scientist+6%Geoscientist+5%Environmental Scientist+4%Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist+2%Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist+1%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%Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%Physician Assistant+20%Epidemiologist+16%Software Developer+15%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Medical Scientist+9%Mathematician+8%Web Developer+7%Mathematics Professor+7%Biomedical Engineer+6%Registered Nurse+5%Microbiologist+5%Database Administrator+4%Database Architect+4%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%Computer Programmer-6%

Counties in this labor market

Boone County, NE Butler County, NE Colfax County, NE Nance County, NE Platte County, NE

Metros around Columbus, NE

Omaha, NE–IA10 counties Lincoln, NE6 counties Sioux City, IA–NE–SD6 counties Cheyenne, WY6 counties Grand Island, NE7 counties Kearney, NE10 counties Norfolk, NE6 counties North Platte, NE6 counties Alliance, NE5 counties Hastings, NE5 counties McCook, NE5 counties O'Neill, NE5 counties

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Questions people ask

How is a "stem fields compatibility test for parents" different from a personality type test?

A type test gives you a label. STEM Compass gives you a profile on fifteen working traits and eight kinds of impact, then a directional match against each career — a number you can explain, not a letter code.

Does it cost anything?

No. The full assessment is open at tienesesto.org/stem-assessment, and every result links to a STEM Farm track that starts from zero.

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.