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Rural STEM Careers
Explore 4-H STEM activities and careers that you can pursue in your own backyard.
About STEM Activities and Career Paths
Did you know that rural areas are experiencing shortages of qualified STEM workers who can provide vital services to often under-resourced areas? That's why HughesNet and 4-H have teamed up to share activities and information about STEM careers across the country.
4-H STEM Activities
Try hands-on activities from 4-H at Home, brought to you by HughesNet.
Career Connections
Read about STEM careers that can be pursued outside of big cities.
13 Great STEM Careers in Rural Areas
Think you have to live in a big city to have a career in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)? Think again. Rural areas are experiencing shortages of qualified STEM workers who can provide vital services to often under-resourced areas.
Whether you want to work with computers, nature or animals, these are only a few of the STEM jobs that you can pursue in your own, wide-open backyard.
Interview with a Rural Electrical Engineer
As it turns out, STEM careers aren’t just in cities.
If you live in a rural community, you probably know the farming and agriculture jobs available to you. But did you know that STEM careers exist no matter where you live? It’s true: Science- and tech-centric careers don’t just happen in urban areas.
Exploring STEM Professions: Interview with an Engineer
Rob D’Amico grew up loving roller coasters, then turned that passion into an engineering degree that led him to where he is today: working as a software developer for internet provider HughesNet, a job for which he programs the software on satellites orbiting Earth.
We talked to Rob to learn about what he does, how he got there, and why he loves his job.
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