Michigan’s Tech Jobs on the Rise

Liz Gullett

Mar 30, 2018

An annual analysis of the nation’s tech industry released by CompTIA found Michigan added 13,160 net new tech jobs in 2017, third only to California and Texas. Additionally, Michigan is ranked ninth overall in net tech employment. In addition to added jobs, the report shows the state’s tech sector is increasingly contributing to its economy – responsible for an estimated $34.7 billion of the overall state economy.

Additionally, the report shows an increase of 43.4% in the number of job postings related to emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Things, smart cities, drones, artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual and augmented reality, and blockchain. Michigan’s leading tech occupations include software and web developers, computer support specialists, and computer system and information security analysts. The strongest year-over-year job growth occurred in research and development, testing, and engineering services and software.

“Recognizing the rapid growth in the tech sector, Governor Rick Snyder announced his Marshall Plan for Talent last month. The plan brings stakeholders and educators together to better foster new talent, including the areas where new talent will be needed such as IT and computer science,” stated Brendan Ringlever, of MLC. For more information on the Marshall Plan for Talent, please click here.

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