This document provides an overview of the technology sector in Oregon in 2017. It finds that Oregon's tech industry employed 159,000 workers, a net increase of 3,720 jobs from 2016. The leading tech industry sectors by employment were tech manufacturing, IT services and custom software services, and R&D, testing, and engineering services. The tech industry contributed an estimated $26.1 billion to Oregon's economy in 2017.

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2017
YoY %
Change
Tech Manufacturing 40,790 1.5%
IT Services + Custom Software Services 19,410 5.1%
R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services 14,380 3.0%
Software [packaged] 10,880 2.7%
Telecommunications and Internet Services 10,830 -0.4%
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50,000
100,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
est.
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+2,190 jobs
+2.3%
TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
TECH
INDUSTRY
JOBS
96,300
TECH
OCCUPATION
JOBS
103,200
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
49% 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
12.6%Estimated direct
contribution of the
tech sector to the
Oregon economy:
$26.1 billion
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Oregon
$50,120
$111,870
Average
State Wage
Average Tech
Industry Wage
159,000 NET TECH EMPLOYMENT1
3,720 NET TECH JOB GAINS [2017 vs. 2016]
7.6% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALL WORKFORCE
7,003 TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll]
39,360 TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2017 total]
5.9% 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]
23rd NET TECH EMPLOYMENT RANK
18th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK
20th INNOVATION SCORE RANK
19,660
+3.3% YoY
7,710
+3.2% YoY
6,540
+1.7% 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 123%
HIGHER