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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. 16: Wisconsin (No. 22 in 2020)
Workforce Experience and Education Rank: 20
State Employment and Economy Rank: 19
Tech Industry Employment: 216,210
Tech Worker Average Salary: $82,270
Tech GDP in Wisconsin accounts for 7.3 percent of the Badger State’s total GDP, No. 25 among all states.
Wisconsin lost 1,965 tech jobs (0.9 percent) in 2020, but is forecast to add 3,150 tech jobs (1.5 percent) in 2021.
