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2017
YoY %
Change
IT Services + Custom Software Services 19,590 3.2%
R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services 12,400 3.8%
Telecommunications and Internet Services 11,720 -9.3%
Tech Manufacturing 5,110 -1.5%
Software [packaged] 410 4.4%
0
27,000
54,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
est.
[
-200 jobs
-0.4%
TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
TECH
INDUSTRY
JOBS
49,200
TECH
OCCUPATION
JOBS
62,900
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
43% of Tech Industry Jobs
Are in Tech Occupations
LEADING TECH OCCUPATION CATEGORIES
$44,820
$74,020
Average
State Wage
Average Tech
Industry Wage
TECH
WAGES
ARE 65%
HIGHER
TECH INDUSTRY WAGES
Software and Web Developers
Network Architects, Admins., and Support Specialists
Computer Support Specialists
3.8%Estimated direct
contribution of the
tech sector to the
Kentucky economy:
$7.2 billion
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Kentucky
94,000 NET TECH EMPLOYMENT1
-50 NET TECH JOB GAINS [2017 vs. 2016]
4.5% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALL WORKFORCE
5,863 TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll]
18,180 TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2017 total]
30.2% EMERGING TECH JOB POSTINGS % CHANGE [2017 vs. 2016]
LEADING TECH INDUSTRY SECTORS [by employment]
1
net of tech industry + tech occupation + self-employed [see methodology for details]
29th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT RANK
39th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK
32nd INNOVATION SCORE RANK
8,160
-0.5% YoY
6,400
-0.3% YoY
5,280
+0.1% YoY
Primary data sources: EMSI | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
| Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights. All data are estimates covering the 2017 time
period, unless specified as earlier | See Appendix for full methodology and data tables