Dallas is one of the lucky ones when it comes to high-tech job growth. It came it at No. 4 on Brookings Institute analysis of Moody’s analytics data.
Nearly half of all high-tech digital service jobs in the U.S. (46 percent) cluster in just 10 of its largest metros, according to Richard Florida. Click the image for a full-size view on CityLab.
More than 25 percent of all tech-related job growth from 2013-2015 occurred in predictable places: San Francisco, San Jose, Austin, Phoenix and Dallas, according to the Brookings Institute.
Dallas-Fort Worth added 15,400 tech jobs from 2013 to 2015, more than Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle, which each created about 10,000 tech jobs, Citylab reported.
SAN FRANCISCO TOPPED TECH JOB GROWTH LIST
Topping the list, San Francisco added 31,500 jobs while nearby Silicon Valley created 27,500 jobs. And New York came in third with 24,200.
It’s no accident — 46 percent of high-tech jobs are clustered in just 10 large metropolitan areas. Only 14 out of 100 large metropolitan areas had any growth in tech jobs.
Key factors include a highly educated workforce, fewer blue-collar jobs, and a dense population.
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The North Texas nonprofit will receive a half-million dollars from the Toyota USA Foundation to help increase the number of girls entering into a college-level STEM degree program.
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Nonprofit BUiLT is hosting the event to highlight the success and possibilities of Black tech talent in the region. “There is no talent pipeline problem,” says Peter Beasley, co-founder of the Blacks United in Leading Technology International. “Black tech talent is widely available, especially in North Texas.”
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With Dallas ranked as one of the top cities in America for tech pros, UT Dallas and Fullstack have launched four skills training bootcamps focused on coding, cybersecurity, data analytics, and DevOps. The online bootcamps begin in November with tuition at $11,995 each.
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In addition to overall tech job postings, those for remote and work-from-home positions increased across U.S. metros. The top posted remote/WFH positions were software developers (No. 1) and IT support specialists (No. 2). Plus: You'll find the top 10 U.S. employers by tech jobs postings.
