Tech workers looking to jumpstart their careers have more opportunities as America’s “Top 20 Tech Towns” can be found across 14 states and the District of Columbia, according to a New CompTIAStudy. CompTIA’s Tech Town Index is designed to help in-demand IT pros make educated decisions about where to live and work based on opportunity and opportunity costs.
The 2018 Tech Town Index identifies Charlotte, NC as the nation’s top Tech Town, offering the best quality of life for tech workers, factoring in salaries, job availability, job growth and cost of living. North Carolina emerged as a red-hot tech hub with Raleigh earning the number two spot and Durham-Chapel Hill landing at number 15.
CompTIA’s Tech Town Index is designed to help in-demand IT pros make educated decisions about where to live and work based on opportunity and opportunity costs. The index also highlights the need for an educated, tech-ready workforce and the factors that are contributing to each metro areas’ ability to attract and retain that workforce.
Many cities often thought of as college towns made the list, demonstrating that an abundance of well-educated talent has helped cities such as Boulder, Madison and Lansing blossom into full-on innovation hubs.
Several Tech Town up-and-comers including Des Moines, Lansing, Colorado Springs, and Huntsville, Alabama secured top 20 rankings. Despite being among the most expensive areas to live in the U.S., tech-heavy hitters like San Jose and San Francisco find themselves at number four and number five, respectively— as employment opportunities continue to outpace the ramifications of housing costs.
The study comes at a time when the technology industry is fueling economic growth and workforce gains at a rapid pace. The tech industry expanded by nearly 200,000 jobs in 2017 to an estimated 11.5 million total workers. Additionally, at $1.6 trillion, the tech sector is one of the largest components in the nation’s economy and is a top-five economic contributor in 22 states.
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