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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. 32: South Dakota (No. 36 in 2020)
Workforce Experience and Education Rank: 31
State Employment and Economy Rank: 34
Tech Industry Employment: 22,158
Tech Worker Average Salary: $70,000
South Dakota’s average tech worker salary is the second lowest among the 50 states, only larger than Wyoming’s.
The Mount Rushmore State is No. 1 on WalletHub’s ranking of state recoveries from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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