STEM program match — Washington, DC

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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 program match. A match is a number you can explain: the weighted gap between the traits a role runs on and the traits you scored. No hidden model, no letter code. A STEM program is a path to a career. Find the career that fits first, then the STEM Farm track that starts at zero and ends in that job with verified proof at every gate.

Careers the Washington, DC economy leans on

13 counties across District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia; 13 metro. Economies: 6 government and 1 tourism and recreation. Flags: 7 housing stress.

Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%Software Developer+15%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Web Developer+7%Database Administrator+4%Database Architect+4%Computer Programmer-6%Data Scientist+34%Information Security Analyst+29%Actuary+22%Operations Research Analyst+21%Computer Network Architect+12%Statistician+8%Mathematician+8%Mathematics Professor+7%Biochemist & Biophysicist+7%Chemist & Materials Scientist+6%Physicist+4%Astronomer+4%Physician Assistant+20%Epidemiologist+16%Medical Scientist+9%Biomedical Engineer+6%Registered Nurse+5%Microbiologist+5%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%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%Agricultural & Food Scientist+6%Geoscientist+5%Environmental Scientist+4%Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist+2%Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist+1%

Counties in this labor market

Alexandria city, VA Arlington County, VA Calvert County, MD Charles County, MD District of Columbia, DC Fairfax County, VA Fairfax city, VA Falls Church city, VA Manassas Park city, VA Manassas city, VA Prince George's County, MD Prince William County, VA St. Mary's County, MD

Metros around Washington, DC

Philadelphia, PA7 counties Baltimore, MD6 counties Virginia Beach, VA16 counties Newport News, VA9 counties Richmond, VA17 counties Roanoke, VA11 counties Lynchburg, VA5 counties Charlottesville, VA6 counties Johnson City, TN9 counties Dover, DE10 counties Burlington, NC4 counties Harrisonburg, VA8 counties

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Questions people ask

How is a "stem program match" 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.