Take the STEM Compass assessmentSee the STEM Farm tracks
Careers the Southampton 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.
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%
The wider labor market
Most STEM jobs a Southampton County resident will hold are inside the Virginia Beach, VA zone, not inside the county line. All forty careers in Virginia Beach, VA →
Camden County, NCChesapeake city, VAChowan County, NCCurrituck County, NCDare County, NCFranklin city, VAGates County, NCIsle of Wight County, VANorfolk city, VAPasquotank County, NCPerquimans County, NCPortsmouth city, VASuffolk city, VASurry County, VAVirginia Beach city, VA
Metros around Virginia Beach, VA
Washington, DC13 countiesCharlotte, NC–SC13 countiesNewport News, VA9 countiesRaleigh, NC10 countiesRichmond, VA17 countiesWinston-Salem, NC10 counties
Southampton County, by search
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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 Southampton County, VA?
By local economy: Physician Assistant, Epidemiologist, Industrial Engineer and Mechanical Engineer. By personality: take the assessment — it ranks all forty against your own profile.
Where are the STEM jobs near Southampton County?
In the Virginia Beach, VA commuting zone — 16 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.