The document provides an overview of the North Carolina tech industry in 2017, noting a 3.8% increase in tech employment with 203,600 jobs in the sector. Key data points include average tech industry wages of $95,600 and a direct economic contribution of $39.3 billion. It highlights job growth in software development and cybersecurity as leading sectors within the state.

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2017
YoY %
Change
IT Services + Custom Software Services 65,290 5.5%
R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services 47,100 4.2%
Telecommunications and Internet Services 42,810 2.2%
Tech Manufacturing 32,050 -0.9%
Software [packaged] 16,340 10.2%
0
100,000
200,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
est.
[
+7,500 jobs
+3.8%
TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
TECH
INDUSTRY
JOBS
203,600
TECH
OCCUPATION
JOBS
215,300
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 System and Information Security Analysts
Network Architects, Admins., and Support Specialists
8.3%Estimated direct
contribution of the
tech sector to the
North Carolina
economy: $39.3 billion
ECONOMIC IMPACT
North Carolina
$48,110
$95,600
Average
State Wage
Average Tech
Industry Wage
335,500 NET TECH EMPLOYMENT1
10,100 NET TECH JOB GAINS [2017 vs. 2016]
6.9% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALL WORKFORCE
16,968 TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll]
90,200 TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2017 total]
28.4% 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]
14th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT RANK
7th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK
14th INNOVATION SCORE RANK
37,970
+4.2% YoY
27,760
+4.7% YoY
23,370
+2.9% 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 99%
HIGHER