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NYC Leads Nation in Tech Jobs
POSTED on June 27, 2008
NEW YORK - The New York Metro Area has the
largest high-tech workforce in the nation with 316,500 jobs in
2006, according to Cybercities 2008, a report produced by AeA,
the nation's largest high-technology trade asosciation. The region
added 6,400 tech jobs in 2006, the second fastest growing cybercity.
These jobs also pay well; the average high-tech wage in 2006
was $91,500 or 46 percent higher than the average private sector
wage in the metro area.
The New York Metro Area continues to prove a critical location
for various tech industry sectors. The metro area led the nation
by employment in telecommunications services (66,300 jobs), R&D
and testing labs (49,300 jobs), and Internet services (26,300
jobs).
"The factors that have long made New York City a center
of finance, culture and entertainment " a uniquely talented
and diverse workforce, top academic institutions and a spirit
of creativity not found anywhere else " are today making
the City a center of technological innovation," said Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg. "The high-tech industry is a valuable
and increasingly important part of the New York City economy,
and its continued growth will foster New York"s evolution
as a "cybercity" and keep us ahead of the curve."
"When people think of technology clusters in the United
States, the New York Metro Area doesn't often come to mind, but
it should," said Justin Wright, Executive Director
of AeA"s New York Council. "We have the nation's largest
high-tech workforce with an extremely strong technology services
industry. New York is attractive because of our many world class
universities, our highly educated workforce, and our proximity
to strong capital markets."
"Unfortunately," continued Wright, "we are not
able to take full advantage of many of the best and brightest
students being educated at our universities. These individuals
are often foreign nationals who are forced to leave the country
upon graduation because of misguided visa policies coming out
of Washington. This is tragic because foreign nationals are renown
for helping spawn technology start-up companies that create innovation
and high-paying jobs in the United States. Forcing them out only
heightens competition from abroad."
Cybercities 2008 shows that the top five cybercities by high-tech
employment in 2006 were the New York Metro Area, Washington,
DC, San Jose/Silicon Valley, Boston, and Dallas-Fort Worth. The
nation"s highest tech industry concentration was in San
Jose/Silicon Valley, where more than one in four private sector
workers were employed by the tech industry. Seattle saw the largest
tech industry employment growth, adding 7,800 jobs in 2006.
What Does High Tech Mean for the New York Metro Area?
- 316,500 high-tech workers in 2006 (1st ranked cybercity)
- 6,400 jobs gained between 2005 and 2006 (2nd ranked cybercity)
- High-tech firms employed 46 of every 1,000 private sector workers
in 2006 (45th ranked cybercity)
- High-tech workers earned an average wage of $91,500 (11th ranked),
or 46 percent more than New York"s average private sector
wage
- A high-tech payroll of $28.9 billion in 2006, (2nd ranked cybercity)
- 20,200 high-tech establishments in 2006 (1st ranked cybercity)
The New York Metro Area"s National Industry Sector Rankings:
- 1st in telecommunications services employment with 66,300 jobs
- 2nd in computer systems design and related services employment
with 89,100 jobs
- 1st in R&D and testing labs employment with 49,300 jobs
Notes:
New York Metro Area = New Jersey Counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson,
Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset,
Sussex, and Union; New York Counties: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New
York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester;
Pennsylvania: Pike County.
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