Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 12:00     Subject: Best and Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals in 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-metro-areas-for-stem-professionals/9200

1 Boston, MA
2 Atlanta, GA
3 Seattle, WA
4 Pittsburgh, PA
5 Austin, TX
6 San Francisco, CA
7 Cincinnati, OH
8 Salt Lake City, UT
9 Minneapolis, MN
10 Orlando, FL
11 Worcester, MA
12 Sacramento, CA
13 San Jose, CA
14 Washington, DC
15 Portland, OR
16 Madison, WI
17 Hartford, CT
18 Tampa, FL
19 San Diego, CA
20 Chicago, IL


San Jose in 13, below Cincinnati. That's when you know this is a dumb list.

P&G, GE Aerospace, a couple hospital systems, etc.


Going by your industry logic, NYC should be #1

Relax. Just listed some major employers. I didn't generate (or post) the list.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 11:57     Subject: Best and Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals in 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-metro-areas-for-stem-professionals/9200

1 Boston, MA
2 Atlanta, GA
3 Seattle, WA
4 Pittsburgh, PA
5 Austin, TX
6 San Francisco, CA
7 Cincinnati, OH
8 Salt Lake City, UT
9 Minneapolis, MN
10 Orlando, FL
11 Worcester, MA
12 Sacramento, CA
13 San Jose, CA
14 Washington, DC
15 Portland, OR
16 Madison, WI
17 Hartford, CT
18 Tampa, FL
19 San Diego, CA
20 Chicago, IL


San Jose in 13, below Cincinnati. That's when you know this is a dumb list.

P&G, GE Aerospace, a couple hospital systems, etc.


Going by your industry logic, NYC should be #1
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 11:49     Subject: Best and Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals in 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-metro-areas-for-stem-professionals/9200

1 Boston, MA
2 Atlanta, GA
3 Seattle, WA
4 Pittsburgh, PA
5 Austin, TX
6 San Francisco, CA
7 Cincinnati, OH
8 Salt Lake City, UT
9 Minneapolis, MN
10 Orlando, FL
11 Worcester, MA
12 Sacramento, CA
13 San Jose, CA
14 Washington, DC
15 Portland, OR
16 Madison, WI
17 Hartford, CT
18 Tampa, FL
19 San Diego, CA
20 Chicago, IL


San Jose in 13, below Cincinnati. That's when you know this is a dumb list.

P&G, GE Aerospace, a couple hospital systems, etc.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 11:15     Subject: Best and Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals in 2026
Anonymous wrote:https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-metro-areas-for-stem-professionals/9200

1 Boston, MA
2 Atlanta, GA
3 Seattle, WA
4 Pittsburgh, PA
5 Austin, TX
6 San Francisco, CA
7 Cincinnati, OH
8 Salt Lake City, UT
9 Minneapolis, MN
10 Orlando, FL
11 Worcester, MA
12 Sacramento, CA
13 San Jose, CA
14 Washington, DC
15 Portland, OR
16 Madison, WI
17 Hartford, CT
18 Tampa, FL
19 San Diego, CA
20 Chicago, IL


San Jose in 13, below Cincinnati. That's when you know this is a dumb list.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 10:34     Subject: Best and Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals in 2026
It seems odd to consider San Francisco and San Jose separate metro areas.

They are both part of one giant metro area. I assume if you combine those two (which would include all the tech corp HQ cities like Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara et al), then the Silicon Valley metro area is hands down the #1 metro area for STEM professionals.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 07:31     Subject: Best and Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals in 2026
Anonymous wrote:“STEM” covers so many things, I think lists like this are fairly useless.
Agreed. The best cities depends on the field.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 07:21     Subject: Best and Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals in 2026
“STEM” covers so many things, I think lists like this are fairly useless.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 02:49     Subject: Best and Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals in 2026
Anonymous wrote:https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-metro-areas-for-stem-professionals/9200

1 Boston, MA
2 Atlanta, GA
3 Seattle, WA
4 Pittsburgh, PA
5 Austin, TX
6 San Francisco, CA
7 Cincinnati, OH
8 Salt Lake City, UT
9 Minneapolis, MN
10 Orlando, FL
11 Worcester, MA
12 Sacramento, CA
13 San Jose, CA
14 Washington, DC
15 Portland, OR
16 Madison, WI
17 Hartford, CT
18 Tampa, FL
19 San Diego, CA
20 Chicago, IL


Wow, Chicago is much lower and Minnepolis is much higher than I would have expected.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 21:08     Subject: Best and Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals in 2026
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-metro-areas-for-stem-professionals/9200

1 Boston, MA
2 Atlanta, GA
3 Seattle, WA
4 Pittsburgh, PA
5 Austin, TX
6 San Francisco, CA
7 Cincinnati, OH
8 Salt Lake City, UT
9 Minneapolis, MN
10 Orlando, FL
11 Worcester, MA
12 Sacramento, CA
13 San Jose, CA
14 Washington, DC
15 Portland, OR
16 Madison, WI
17 Hartford, CT
18 Tampa, FL
19 San Diego, CA
20 Chicago, IL