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2017
YoY %
Change
R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services 4,370 0.8%
IT Services + Custom Software Services 3,030 1.5%
Telecommunications and Internet Services 2,380 -0.9%
Software [packaged] 1,410 2.5%
Tech Manufacturing 1,270 -1.7%
0
7,000
14,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
est.
[
+70 jobs
+0.5%
TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
TECH
INDUSTRY
JOBS
12,500
TECH
OCCUPATION
JOBS
14,800
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
42% of Tech Industry Jobs
Are in Tech Occupations
LEADING TECH OCCUPATION CATEGORIES
TECH INDUSTRY WAGES
Software and Web Developers
Network Architects, Admins., and Support Specialists
Computer Support Specialists
4.3%Estimated direct
contribution of the
tech sector to the
North Dakota
economy: $2.2 billion
ECONOMIC IMPACT
North Dakota
$49,420
$79,820
Average
State Wage
Average Tech
Industry Wage
22,300 NET TECH EMPLOYMENT1
-120 NET TECH JOB GAINS [2017 vs. 2016]
4.7% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALL WORKFORCE
1,265 TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll]
3,740 TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2017 total]
-35.0% 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]
48th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT RANK
41st NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK
50th INNOVATION SCORE RANK
2,080
+0.1% YoY
1,510
+0.0% YoY
1,450
+0.5% 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
TECH
WAGES
ARE 62%
HIGHER