Best and worst cities for professionals.

• Position: STEM - Brief article

With STEM jobs expected to grow 1.7 times faster than non-STEM professions in the coming years, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an analysis of 2017's Best & Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals.

To identify the top markets, analysts compared the 100 most-populated metro areas across 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from "per-capita job openings for STEM graduates" to "annual median wage growth for STEM workers."

The 10 best, starting at No. 1, are Seattle, Wash.; San Jose, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Boston, Mass.; Springfield, Mass.; Austin, Texas; Minneapolis, Minn.; Atlanta, Ga.; Washington, D.C.; and Pittsburgh, Pa.

The 10 worst, from the bottom up, are Jackson, Miss.; McAllen, Texas; Deltona, Fla.; Memphis, Tenn.; Cape Coral, Fla.; Honolulu, Hawaii; North Port, Fla.; Bridgeport, Conn.; Lakeland, Fla.; and Birmingham, Ala.

As for best versus worst:

* Atlanta has the most per-capita job openings for STEM graduates, 108; Deltona, the fewest, two.

* San Jose has...