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From Worst To First: Here’s How Each State Ranks For Finding Tech Talent In 2021
Rick Whiting
Looking for highly skilled technology workers? CRN’s annual Best States project ranks all 50 states for finding and hiring technology employees.
No. 33: Maine (No. 42 in 2020)
Workforce Experience and Education Rank: 30
State Employment and Economy Rank: 37
Tech Industry Employment: 35,935
Tech Worker Average Salary: $80,030
Maine is forecast to add 749 tech jobs in 2021 (up 2.1 percent), No. 38 among all states.
The Pinetree State is No. 2 on WalletHub’s ranking of state recoveries from the COVID-19 pandemic.
