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United States
2017
YoY %
Change
IT Services + Custom Software Services 2,397,130 3.6%
R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services 1,746,880 1.4%
Telecommunications and Internet Services 1,312,920 0.7%
Tech Manufacturing 1,124,020 -0.8%
Software [packaged] 372,360 5.1%
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
est.
[
+125,670 jobs
+1.9%
TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
TECH
INDUSTRY
JOBS
7.0 million
TECH
OCCUPATION
JOBS
7.4 million
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
46% of Tech Industry Jobs
Are in Tech Occupations
LEADING TECH INDUSTRY SECTORS [by employment]LEADING TECH OCCUPATION CATEGORIES
$54,520
$112,890
Average
National Wage
Average Tech
Industry Wage
TECH
WAGES
ARE 107%
HIGHER
TECH INDUSTRY WAGES
Software and Web Developers
Network Architects, Admins., and Support Specialists
Computer System and Information Security Analysts
ECONOMIC IMPACT
9.2%Estimated direct
contribution of the tech
sector to the U.S.
economy: $1.6 trillion
11,504,000 NET TECH EMPLOYMENT1
194,000 NET TECH JOB GAINS [2017 vs. 2016]
7.2% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALL WORKFORCE
502,989 TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll]
2,835,250 TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2017 total]
27.0% EMERGING TECH JOB POSTINGS % CHANGE [2017 vs. 2016]
millions
1
net of tech industry + tech occupation + self-employed [see methodology for details]
1,391,020
+3.2% YoY
742,600
+1.7% YoY
690,460
+3.0% YoY
Primary data sources: EMSI | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
| Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights. All data are estimates covering the 2017 time
period, unless specified as earlier | See Appendix for full methodology and data tables