According NerdWallet’s recent ranking of best places for STEM grads, the unemployment rate for these graduates is less than half the national average. Plus, these fields are estimated to produce 9 million jobs in the next ten years, meaning these numbers are only going down. STEM positions are currently available and the robust job market is particularly lucrative in certain cities around the US. Be sure to check out the list below of the top hiring cities for STEM graduates, based on percentage of jobs available and average yearly wage.
Austin-Round Rock, TX – 10.1 percent of jobs belong to STEM graduates with an average salary of $82,000 per year. Photo: Flickr / Andy
Trenton-Princeton, NJ – 9.8 percent of jobs belong to STEM graduates with an average salary of $92,000 per year. Photo: Flickr / Lucente Designs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL – The average STEM salary in 2015 was $84,594 and had an unemployment rate of 5.2 percent in February of this year.
Kennewick-Richland, WA – 8.9 percent of jobs belong to STEM graduates with an average salary of $93,000 per year. Photo: Flickr / kevin76
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA – 12.1 percent of jobs belong to STEM graduates with an average salary of $108,000 per year. Photo: Flickr / Jeff Gunn
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC – 11.4 percent of jobs belong to STEM graduates with an average salary of $86,000 per year. Photo: Flickr / James Willamor
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA – 12.2 percent of jobs belong to STEM graduates with an average salary of $101,000 per year. Photo: Flickr / Ian Sane
Boulder, CO – 14.3 percent of jobs belong to STEM graduates with an average salary of $91,000 per year. Photo: Flickr / Let Ideas Compete
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA – 19.2 percent of jobs belong to STEM graduates with an average salary of $122,000 per year. Photo: Flickr / Mike Boening Photography
Huntsville, AL – 15.2 percent of jobs belong to STEM graduates with an average salary of $95,000 per year. Photo: Flickr / Robert S. Donovan
