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2017
YoY %
Change
IT Services + Custom Software Services 29,910 5.7%
R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services 17,200 3.4%
Telecommunications and Internet Services 16,510 3.6%
Tech Manufacturing 15,820 -1.0%
Software [packaged] 10,390 8.2%
0
45,000
90,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
est.
[
+3,370 jobs
+3.9%
TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
TECH
INDUSTRY
JOBS
89,800
TECH
OCCUPATION
JOBS
83,000
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
44% of Tech Industry Jobs
Are in Tech Occupations
LEADING TECH OCCUPATION CATEGORIES
TECH INDUSTRY WAGES
Software and Web Developers
Computer Support Specialists
Network Architects, Admins., and Support Specialists
10.2%Estimated direct
contribution of the
tech sector to the Utah
economy: $14.9 billion
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Utah
$46,010
$83,590
Average
State Wage
Average Tech
Industry Wage
135,500 NET TECH EMPLOYMENT1
4,680 NET TECH JOB GAINS [2017 vs. 2016]
8.6% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALL WORKFORCE
6,531 TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll]
26,020 TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2017 total]
42.2% 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]
26th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT RANK
12th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK
18th INNOVATION SCORE RANK
16,350
+4.9% YoY
8,660
+4.6% YoY
6,750
+3.3% 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 82%
HIGHER