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Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 | 3:11 p.m.
Compared to other major metropolitan areas, Las Vegas is not a great place for STEM professionals, according to a new report.
Financial website WalletHub gathered data from the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. and compared them across 11 key metrics to compile the list.
Southern Nevada's rank? 89.
WalletHub studied metrics such as job openings per capita for STEM graduates and annual median wage growth for STEM jobs and the projected number of STEM jobs needed in 2018, according to a release.
The top cities for STEM jobs included Houston, Austin and Raleigh, NC. The worst cities included Riverside, CA, Port, Fla. and Fresno, Ca.
The findings of WalletHub's analysis of Southern Nevada seem to be in line with a recent report released by the Brookings Institution: “Cracking the Code on STEM: A People Strategy for Nevada’s Economy.”
The report revealed that jobs in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) are on a fast track for growth in Nevada's three budding business sectors: health and medical services, business and IT ecosystems and high-tech manufacturing.
But the state just doesn't have the education programs to feed the talent pool employers pull from, according to the report.
Economic development officials in the Silver State have made a few suggestions about how to fix the problem, including better education programs and marketing.
Read WalletHub's complete list here.
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