With more than 650,000 tech professionals in computer systems design and related services, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, California, Virginia, Texas, New York and Florida are the nation’s leading players when it comes to IT employment, adding 15,000 positions this year alone. However, a slew of up-and-coming states, such as Massachusetts, Oregon, Maryland, Utah and Minnesota, are among online IT recruitment sites on career Website Dice’s list of players to watch.
Although Utah’s tech workforce isn’t as large as it is in some other states, it is home to a number of tech startups, and the state over-indexes in software at close to 1.5 times the national rate, according to the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development. eWeek
