As we know, some lists are more relevant than others. Bloomberg News recently ranked the country’s top metro areas for STEM jobs. The list was topped by the usual stalwarts: San Jose-Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Boston, Washington and Durham, N.C. (Research Triangle).
In general, the Southeast lags, but Tampa Bay was tops in Florida with approximately 65,000 STEM-related jobs equal to 5.5 percent of its workforce. Orlando was second. No, we’re not San Jose or Seattle, but neither are we call-center magnets these days.