Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport

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Note: there are certain limitations in using monthly data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Not all information technology occupation and industry categories are
available on a monthly basis so this data should be viewed as a proxy. Additionally, there tends to be higher levels of volatility and variance in monthly data, so CompTIA
advises viewing workforce trends over a longer period of time.
HIRING ACTIVITY FOR TOP TECH JOBS OCT vs. SEPT
Software developers, applications 114,100 +28,600
Other (e.g. emerging tech, data, etc.) 102,100 +23,100
IT support specialists 29,700 +3,000
Systems analysts 23,100 +5,100
Web developers 18,500 +2,600
TOP 5 SUBTOTAL 287,500 +62,400
COMPTIA TECH JOBS REPORT
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The tech sector is the largest employer of tech occupations.
Approximately 44 percent of positions within the tech sector
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in the tech sector are comprised of sales, marketing, finance,
HR, R&D, and related positions.
TECH SECTOR EMPLOYMENT DETAILS OCT vs. SEPT
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,094,300 +3,500
Telecommunications 668,800 -1,100
Data processing, hosting, & related services 382,000 -1,800
Other info services, including search portals 381,300 +700
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,290,000 +7,000
TOTAL 4,816,400 +8,300
TECH SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
TECH OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT
COMPONENTS OF THE TECH WORKFORCE DISCUSSION
TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS
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2. TOP STATES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES OCT vs. SEPT
California 43,764 +8,778
Texas 37,414 +7,848
New York 17,551 +3,153
Florida 16,954 +4,045
Virginia 16,693 +3,459
Illinois 13,623 +1,248
North Carolina 13,583 +2,461
Georgia 13,582 +2,753
Massachusetts 11,969 +2,541
Washington 11,454 +2,095
STATE SUBTOTAL 196,587 +38,381
TOP STATES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP METRO AREAS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 METRO AREAS OCT vs. SEPT
New York 21,892 +3,270
Washington DC 19,213 +2,798
Dallas 18,971 +4,215
Los Angeles 12,585 +2,248
Chicago 11,824 +862
San Francisco 11,194 +1,666
Atlanta 11,050 +1,670
Boston 10,755 +2,163
Seattle 9,353 +1,558
San Jose 8,469 +1,419
METRO SUBTOTAL 135,306 +21,869
TOP METROS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS OCT
Deloitte 16,651
Salesforce 11,385
Change Healthcare 4,882
Raytheon 4,626
Humana 4,448
Amazon 4,415
Accenture 2,369
Microsoft Corporation 2,360
Anthem Blue Cross 2,163
Travelers 1,677
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
Source: CompTIA analysis of job posting data from Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights | For metro area data, a minimum of 500 job postings used in analysis
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TOP 10 STATES OCT vs. SEPT
California 43,764 +8,778
Texas 37,414 +7,848
Florida 16,954 +4,045
Virginia 16,693 +3,459
New York 17,551 +3,153
Georgia 13,582 +2,753
Pennsylvania 10,269 +2,696
Massachusetts 11,969 +2,541
North Carolina 13,583 +2,461
Ohio 10,552 +2,190
STATE SUBTOTAL 192,331 +39,924
TOP 10 METRO AREAS OCT vs. SEPT
Dallas 18,971 +4,215
New York 21,892 +3,270
Washington DC 19,213 +2,798
Los Angeles 12,585 +2,248
Boston 10,755 +2,163
Atlanta 11,050 +1,670
San Francisco 11,194 +1,666
Seattle 9,353 +1,558
San Diego 4,938 +1,530
Charlotte 6,095 +1,463
METRO SUBTOTAL 126,046 +22,581
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES OCT
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 69,258
Finance and Insurance 38,009
Manufacturing 30,140
Information 29,112
Retail Trade 14,751
Health Care and Social Assistance 9,183
Educational Services 7,620
Public Administration 7,330
Administrative and Support 6,469
Transportation and Warehousing 3,229

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Tech Occupation Rate National Rate
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TOP STATES FOR REMOTE/WFH TECH JOB POSTINGS TOP TECH POSITIONS FOR REMOTE/WFH JOB POSTINGS
Note: not all employer job postings specify whether positions are partial or full remote or work from home (WFH), so there is a degree of uncertainty with the data.
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Note: non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics captures individuals actively looking for work in the
past four weeks. Furloughed workers may have an expectation for returning to their employer and therefore are not actively looking and not counted in
unemployment rate figures.
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TOP 10 STATES OCT vs. SEPT
California 12,550 +2,412
Texas 11,055 +2,157
Florida 4,886 +1,236
New York 4,719 +739
Georgia 4,616 +1,458
Illinois 4,092 +311
Virginia 3,845 +899
North Carolina 3,737 +736
Massachusetts 3,365 +566
Colorado 3,328 +550
STATE SUBTOTAL 56,193 +11,064
TOP 10 OCCUPATIONS OCT vs. SEPT
Software Developers, Applications 34,498 +8,134
IT Support Specialists 9,286 +969
Systems Engineers/Architects 7,246 +1,999
Web Developers 6,869 +1,052
Systems Analysts 6,732 +1,801
IT Project Managers 6,350 +1,476
Database Administrators 4,704 +1,257
Information Security Analysts 4,406 +915
Business Intelligence Analysts 4,196 +401
Network and Systems Administrators 3,122 +410
STATE SUBTOTAL 87,409 +18,414

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EmTech Job Postings % of TotalIT Postings
TOP STATES FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES OCT vs. SEPT
California 2,543 +797
Texas 1,655 +589
New York 927 +241
Massachusetts 764 +187
Virginia 756 +44
Florida 734 +229
Washington 652 +94
North Carolina 628 +227
Illinois 602 +118
New Jersey 523 +128
STATE SUBTOTAL 9,784 +2,654
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS OCT
Deloitte 1,838
Anthem Blue Cross 1,084
Salesforce 624
Amazon 613
Travelers 609
Microsoft Corporation 559
Change Healthcare 385
Jerry 282
KPMG 241
Facebook 188
TOP 10 METRO AREAS OCT vs. SEPT
New York 1,143 +261
Washington DC 917 -10
Dallas 774 +184
San Jose 730 +153
San Francisco 725 +166
Boston 693 +149
Los Angeles 611 +266
Seattle 573 +56
Chicago 522 +79
Austin 435 +216
STATE SUBTOTAL 7,123 +1,520
TOP INDUSTRY SECTORS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES OCT
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,958
Finance and Insurance 2,981
Information 1,989
Manufacturing 1,631
Retail Trade 813
Educational Services 558
Health Care and Social Assistance 404
Public Administration 246
Administrative and Support 221
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 84
EMERGING TECH JOB ROLE AND SKILLS POSTINGS
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AI JOB ROLE AND SKILLS POSTINGS
Artificial intelligence (AI) job and skill citations as
percentage of total emerging tech job postings
Source: CompTIA analysis of job posting data from Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights