From Worst To First: Here’s How Each State Ranks For Finding Tech Talent In 2021

September 20, 2021, 10:00 AM EDT

Looking for highly skilled technology workers? CRN’s annual Best States project ranks all 50 states for finding and hiring technology employees.

No. 31: Ohio (No. 28 in 2020)

Workforce Experience and Education Rank: 36

State Employment and Economy Rank: 24

Tech Industry Employment: 391,539

Tech Worker Average Salary: $86,270

Ohio lost 4,677 tech jobs (1.2 percent of the tech workforce) in 2020, the second most of any state. In 2021 the Buckeye State is forecast to add 5,840 jobs (a gain of 1.5 percent) to the workforce.

Ohio’s total tech industry employment of 391,539 just puts the state in the top 10 states.

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Rick Whiting has been with CRN since 2006 and is currently a feature/special projects editor. Whiting manages a number of CRN’s signature annual editorial projects including Channel Chiefs, Partner Program Guide, Big Data 100, Emerging Vendors, Tech Innovators and Products of the Year. He also covers the Big Data beat for CRN. He can be reached at rwhiting@thechannelcompany.com.