Cyberstates 2018 - Arkansas
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2017
YoY %
Change
IT Services + Custom Software Services 12,250 3.7%
Telecommunications and Internet Services 7,080 -1.4%
R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services 5,200 0.6%
Tech Manufacturing 2,300 -5.3%
Software [packaged] 390 5.7%
0
15,000
30,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
est.
[
+270 jobs
+1.0%
TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
TECH
INDUSTRY
JOBS
27,200
TECH
OCCUPATION
JOBS
42,900
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
46% of Tech Industry Jobs
Are in Tech Occupations
LEADING TECH OCCUPATION CATEGORIES
$42,470
$71,420
Average
State Wage
Average Tech
Industry Wage
TECH
WAGES
ARE 68%
HIGHER
TECH INDUSTRY WAGES
Network Architects, Admins., and Support Specialists
Computer System and Information Security Analysts
Software and Web Developers
4.0%Estimated direct
contribution of the
tech sector to the
Arkansas economy:
$4.5 billion
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Arkansas
59,400 NET TECH EMPLOYMENT1
510 NET TECH JOB GAINS [2017 vs. 2016]
4.4% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALL WORKFORCE
3,298 TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll]
9,120 TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2017 total]
29.3% EMERGING TECH JOB POSTINGS % CHANGE [2017 vs. 2016]
LEADING TECH INDUSTRY SECTORS [by employment]
1
net of tech industry + tech occupation + self-employed [see methodology for details]
38th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT RANK
34th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK
42nd INNOVATION SCORE RANK
6,110
+2.0% YoY
4,480
+1.9% YoY
4,080
+1.1% 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](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/comptiacyberstates2018-arkansas-180330135004/85/Cyberstates-2018-Arkansas-1-320.jpg)
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Cyberstates 2018 - Arkansas
- 1. Copyright (c) 2018 CompTIA Properties, LLC. | CompTIA.org | Cyberstates.org | #Cyberstates | Page 19 2017 YoY % Change IT Services + Custom Software Services 12,250 3.7% Telecommunications and Internet Services 7,080 -1.4% R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services 5,200 0.6% Tech Manufacturing 2,300 -5.3% Software [packaged] 390 5.7% 0 15,000 30,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 est. [ +270 jobs +1.0% TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT TECH INDUSTRY JOBS 27,200 TECH OCCUPATION JOBS 42,900 STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY 46% of Tech Industry Jobs Are in Tech Occupations LEADING TECH OCCUPATION CATEGORIES $42,470 $71,420 Average State Wage Average Tech Industry Wage TECH WAGES ARE 68% HIGHER TECH INDUSTRY WAGES Network Architects, Admins., and Support Specialists Computer System and Information Security Analysts Software and Web Developers 4.0%Estimated direct contribution of the tech sector to the Arkansas economy: $4.5 billion ECONOMIC IMPACT Arkansas 59,400 NET TECH EMPLOYMENT1 510 NET TECH JOB GAINS [2017 vs. 2016] 4.4% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALL WORKFORCE 3,298 TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll] 9,120 TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2017 total] 29.3% EMERGING TECH JOB POSTINGS % CHANGE [2017 vs. 2016] LEADING TECH INDUSTRY SECTORS [by employment] 1 net of tech industry + tech occupation + self-employed [see methodology for details] 38th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT RANK 34th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK 42nd INNOVATION SCORE RANK 6,110 +2.0% YoY 4,480 +1.9% YoY 4,080 +1.1% 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