Hawaii ranked No. 44 of 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, in a survey of net tech employment conducted by CompTIA, a nonprofit association for the information technology industry.
The number of IT employees in Hawaii at the end of 2020 was 30,465, according to CompTIA’s CyberStates 2021 report. The national leader, California, had nearly 1.9 million such jobs. Meanwhile, Hawaii ranked No. 34 for its number of tech jobs added in 2020.
The report also estimated Hawaii tech employment at 4.5% of the overall workforce, which ranked 45th nationally. The estimated median wage for those jobs was $81,726 — 68% more than the median wage for all occupations in the state.
Hawaii’s estimated 2,300 tech businesses have a direct impact of $3.4 billion to the state economy, or about 4.1% of the economy, according to the report.
In Hawaii, women account for 29% of the tech workforce compared to 26% nationally.
The most common tech occupation job in Hawaii was the category of software programmers, web and quality assurance, with 3,095 positions.
“As we look ahead to a rapidly evolving future of work and the ever-expanding digital economy, both immense opportunity and challenges loom,” said Tim Herbert, executive vice president for research and market intelligence at CompTIA, in a statement. “CyberStates confirms the importance of building resilient workforces and businesses through skills development, robust and secure digital infrastructure, and innovation-minded leadership.”
