Tech Jobs In The US: Essential Facts & Figures

The power of technology is wielding a huge impact on the US labor market. As cloud computing, mobility, big data, automation, and social technologies become common elements for businesses of all sizes, -- and as cybersecurity becomes a constant concern -- the need for employees with technical expertise is growing. That's great news for tech workers, leading to more available jobs and significantly higher wages than other professions.

In 2015, the US tech industry made up 7.1 % of overall GDP and 11.6 % of the total private sector payroll, according to Cyberstates 2016: The Definitive State-by-State Analysis of the US Tech Industry from CompTIA. The industry added almost 200,000 new jobs last year, now employing more than 6.7 million people. The report represents a comprehensive look at tech employment, wages, and other key economic factors nationally and state by state.

The IT services sector, which includes firms providing IT implementation, integration, management, support, and custom software development services, increased by more than 105,000 jobs between 2014 and 2015.

The healthy state of technology in the US is shown in the totals revealed in the Cyberstates report:

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