Pittsburgh's tech-based workforce is poised to see at least some growth throughout 2023 despite a national economic and employment downturn that is primarily affecting tech companies of all sizes.
That's according to a new annual report from CompTIA, a nonprofit IT workforce association, titled "State of the Tech Workforce."
According to the findings in the report, CompTIA is forecasting "a modest increase" of 1.3%, or about 840 net new jobs, for Pittsburgh's tech workforce, which currently accounts for over 62,000 workers in the region, the report noted. The types of jobs most poised for growth in this sector included software development, engineering, programming, web development and quality assurance, the report found.
When it comes to diversity, Pittsburgh's overall tech workforce fell into the fourth quartile of the report’s diversity index compared to other cities, which measured seven race and ethnicity groups as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the report, 5% of the local tech workforce's racial makeup consisted of Blacks, while Hispanic or Latino workers accounted for 2% of all local tech workers. Women make up about 25% of the local tech workforce, the report found.
CompTIA's report also found that the $13.3 billion in economic impact delivered by Pittsburgh's tech sector accounts for 8.3% of the region's overall economy. More than 1,800 tech businesses are established in the Pittsburgh market, the report found.
