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2017
YoY %
Change
IT Services + Custom Software Services 87,230 2.1%
R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services 59,410 1.1%
Telecommunications and Internet Services 40,750 -1.3%
Tech Manufacturing 22,480 -1.8%
Software [packaged] 6,240 5.2%
0
112,000
224,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
est.
[
+1,800 jobs
+0.8%
TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
TECH
INDUSTRY
JOBS
216,100
TECH
OCCUPATION
JOBS
215,300
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
46% 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 System and Information Security Analysts
9.5%Estimated direct
contribution of the
tech sector to the
New Jersey economy:
$52.0 billion
ECONOMIC IMPACT
New Jersey
$63,600
$122,830
Average
State Wage
Average Tech
Industry Wage
337,900 NET TECH EMPLOYMENT1
2,660 NET TECH JOB GAINS [2017 vs. 2016]
7.8% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALL WORKFORCE
15,960 TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll]
109,230 TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2017 total]
71.1% EMERGING TECH JOB POSTINGS % CHANGE [2017 vs. 2016]
LEADING TECH INDUSTRY SECTORS [by employment]
TECH
WAGES
ARE 93%
HIGHER
1
net of tech industry + tech occupation + self-employed [see methodology for details]
13th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT RANK
22nd NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK
11th INNOVATION SCORE RANK
57,000
+2.4% YoY
24,540
+0.6% YoY
16,500
+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-newjersey-180328213935/85/Cyberstates-2018-New-Jersey-1-320.jpg)
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Cyberstates 2018 - New Jersey
The document provides an overview of the tech industry's performance in New Jersey for 2017, highlighting a net gain of 2,660 tech jobs and a direct contribution of $52 billion to the state's economy. It notes that tech industry wages are significantly higher than the average state wage, and that 46% of tech jobs are in tech occupations. Various data sources were utilized, including the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Burning Glass Technologies, to compile this information.
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Cyberstates 2018 - New Jersey
- 1. Copyright (c) 2018CompTIA Properties, LLC. | CompTIA.org | Cyberstates.org | #Cyberstates | Page 46 2017 YoY % Change IT Services + Custom Software Services 87,230 2.1% R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services 59,410 1.1% Telecommunications and Internet Services 40,750 -1.3% Tech Manufacturing 22,480 -1.8% Software [packaged] 6,240 5.2% 0 112,000 224,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 est. [ +1,800 jobs +0.8% TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT TECH INDUSTRY JOBS 216,100 TECH OCCUPATION JOBS 215,300 STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY 46% 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 System and Information Security Analysts 9.5%Estimated direct contribution of the tech sector to the New Jersey economy: $52.0 billion ECONOMIC IMPACT New Jersey $63,600 $122,830 Average State Wage Average Tech Industry Wage 337,900 NET TECH EMPLOYMENT1 2,660 NET TECH JOB GAINS [2017 vs. 2016] 7.8% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALL WORKFORCE 15,960 TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll] 109,230 TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2017 total] 71.1% EMERGING TECH JOB POSTINGS % CHANGE [2017 vs. 2016] LEADING TECH INDUSTRY SECTORS [by employment] TECH WAGES ARE 93% HIGHER 1 net of tech industry + tech occupation + self-employed [see methodology for details] 13th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT RANK 22nd NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK 11th INNOVATION SCORE RANK 57,000 +2.4% YoY 24,540 +0.6% YoY 16,500 +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