The document presents a monthly analysis of IT employment trends in the U.S., highlighting significant job postings and changes from January to February 2021. It identifies key tech positions and employers, along with state and metro area statistics for tech job postings, while noting the limitations of using monthly data. The tech sector is emphasized as the largest employer of tech occupations, with a total of 4,695,700 tech sector jobs reported.

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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 FEB vs. JAN
Software developers, applications 88,600 +21,400
Systems engineers/architects 22,700 +4,500
IT support specialists 22,000 +1,000
Web developers 18,000 +6,700
IT project managers 17,400 +1,300
TOP 5 SUBTOTAL 168,700 +34,900
COMPTIA TECH JOBS REPORT
TECH SECTOR
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The tech sector is the largest employer of tech occupations.
Approximately 44 percent of positions within the tech sector
are tech occupations. The remaining 56 percent of occupations
in the tech sector are comprised of sales, marketing, finance,
HR, R&D, and related positions.
TECH SECTOR EMPLOYMENT DETAILS FEB vs. JAN
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,074,600 +1,700
Telecommunications 683,500 -3,400
Data processing, hosting, & related services 355,400 +1,800
Other info services, including search portals 361,800 +1,400
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,220,400 +6,200
TOTAL 4,695,700 +7,700
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 FEB vs. JAN
California 44,391 +9,284
Texas 23,798 +2,577
Illinois 14,808 +5,611
North Carolina 12,726 +2,949
New York 12,510 +1,479
Virginia 12,307 +193
Florida 11,895 +507
Washington 11,471 +3,357
Georgia 10,561 +1,055
Colorado 9,573 +1,469
STATE SUBTOTAL 164,040 +28,481
TOP STATES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP METRO AREAS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 METRO AREAS FEB vs. JAN
Washington, DC 16,135 +1,678
New York 15,897 +2,243
San Francisco 12,660 +3,571
Chicago 12,578 +4,619
Los Angeles 12,310 +1,596
Dallas 11,464 +1,577
San Jose 9,034 +1,609
Atlanta 8,736 +875
Seattle 8,514 +1,447
Boston 7,349 +987
METRO SUBTOTAL 114,677 +20,202
TOP METROS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS FEB
Amazon 3,428
IBM 3,354
Deloitte 2,801
Accenture 1,855
Vmware Incorporated 1,796
Northrop Grumman 1,748
Travelers 1,670
Cynet Systems 1,647
Ernst & Young 1,397
Icf International 1,296
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
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TOP 10 STATES FEB vs. JAN
California 44,391 +9,284
Illinois 14,808 +5,611
Washington 11,471 +3,357
North Carolina 12,726 +2,949
Texas 23,798 +2,577
New York 12,510 +1,479
Colorado 9,573 +1,469
Pennsylvania 8,200 +1,239
Massachusetts 8,078 +1,176
Michigan 6,125 +1,111
STATE SUBTOTAL 151,680 +30,252
TOP 10 METRO AREAS FEB vs. JAN
Chicago 12,578 +4,619
San Francisco 12,660 +3,571
New York 15,897 +2,243
Washington, DC 16,135 +1,678
San Jose 9,034 +1,609
Los Angeles 12,310 +1,596
Dallas 11,464 +1,577
Seattle 8,514 +1,447
Denver 6,622 +1,278
Raleigh 4,221 +1,064
METRO SUBTOTAL 109,435 +20,682
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS FEB
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 51,068
Finance and Insurance 20,878
Manufacturing 20,219
Information 16,453
Retail Trade 9,131
Health Care and Social Assistance 6,594
Public Administration 5,900
Educational Services 4,558
Transportation and Warehousing 2,869
Administrative and Support 2,556

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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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IT Occupations
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 FEB vs. JAN
California 11,556 +2,680
Texas 6,593 +692
Illinois 4,359 +1,924
North Carolina 3,462 +992
Florida 3,418 +392
New York 3,172 +519
Georgia 2,900 +428
Virginia 2,581 +330
Colorado 2,565 +541
Pennsylvania 2,216 +325
STATE SUBTOTAL 42,822 +8,823
TOP 10 STATES FEB vs. JAN
Software Developers, Applications 23,213 +6,381
IT Support Specialists 8,068 +764
Web Developers 5,578 +1,722
Systems Engineers, Architects 4,829 +1,154
Systems Analysts 4,388 +1,100
IT Project Managers 4,344 +527
Network and Systems Administrators 3,623 +1,188
Business Intelligence Analysts 2,879 -7
Database Administrators 2,743 +485
Information Security Analysts 2,674 -318
STATE SUBTOTAL 62,339 +12,996

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EmTech Job Postings % of TotalIT Postings
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TOP 10 STATES FEB vs. JAN
California 2,341 +508
Texas 941 +177
New York 724 +94
Virginia 668 -28
Massachusetts 591 +175
Washington 558 +40
North Carolina 538 +136
Illinois 529 +172
Pennsylvania 476 +174
Florida 384 +16
STATE SUBTOTAL 7,750 +1,464
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS FEB
IBM 903
Amazon 481
Ernst & Young 338
Veeva Systems 296
Anthem Blue Cross 270
Deloitte 263
American Express 246
Microsoft Corporation 183
Accenture 180
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 122
TOP 10 METRO AREAS FEB vs. JAN
Washington, DC 1,017 +162
New York 846 +95
San Francisco 800 +209
San Jose 692 +99
Seattle 520 +19
Boston 508 +105
Los Angeles 501 +112
Chicago 477 +152
Dallas 414 +106
Philadelphia 324 +142
STATE SUBTOTAL 6,099 +1,201
TOP INDUSTRY SECTORS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES FEB
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,919
Finance and Insurance 1,326
Information 1,299
Manufacturing 1,212
Retail Trade 688
Educational Services 345
Health Care and Social Assistance 325
Public Administration 196
Transportation and Warehousing 111
Administrative and Support 70
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
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Source: CompTIA analysis of job posting data from Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights