Top States With Growth in Tech Jobs
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Texas (5.99% growth in jobs and new positions)
The Lone Star state is seeing tech investments from Mexico-based employers like iTexico, due to favorable infrastructure, government support and low worker attrition. -
Florida (5.64% growth in jobs and new positions)
The Florida High Tech Corridor colleges were granted 239 patents in 2013—109 more than North Carolina's famous Research Triangle universities. -
North Carolina (3.8% growth in jobs and new positions)
Earlier this year, President Obama announced the launch of the state's Next-Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute, which will focus on semiconductor innovation. -
Oregon (3.57% growth in jobs and new positions)
There are more than 1,500 software companies here, with many specializing in open source, mobile and health care applications. -
Washington (3.53% growth in jobs and new positions)
Microsoft's massive job cut plans are viewed locally as no big deal because area companies such as Amazon and Zillow can easily take in laid-off tech pros. -
New York (3.08% growth in jobs and new positions)
The first phase of the 2.1-million-square-foot Cornell NYC Tech campus on Manhattan's Roosevelt Island is expected to be complete by 2017. -
Massachusetts (2.91% growth in jobs and new positions)
Google recently opened up a three-building campus in Cambridge that will employ more than 800 people. -
New Jersey (2.84% growth in jobs and new positions)
In Newark, what's called NJ-HITEC has been launched to help the state's health care industry manage big data more effectively. -
Michigan (2.72% growth in jobs and new positions)
Providers of rural Internet and wireless services are benefiting from state projects such as Merit Network's $130 million, 2,300-mile fiber optic line project. -
Missouri (2.1% growth in jobs and new positions)
If you're into drone technologies, opportunities abound here: With increased federal investment, 2,000 new jobs will be created to support unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
If you want to go to a U.S. region where IT career opportunities are on the fast track, head south. The top three states for technology job growth and newly created IT positions are all from that region, rather than from traditional tech meccas such as California, according to recently released research from Dice.com. Surprisingly, the Golden State doesn't even make the following top 10 list of states with growth in IT jobs. And the No. 1 overall state names here also ranks as having the second-largest total workforce of technology professionals (behind California), thanks to a surge of economic development in niches such as mobile, big data and software development, according to the Dice.com findings. But if the South's relatively low cost of living and perpetually warm climate doesn't interest you, don't worry: We've also included high-growth states in the West, North and Midwest. Dice.com is an online jobs and career community for tech professionals. The research was compiled primarily through data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.