Region Ranks No. 2 in Nation for Tech Jobs
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According to a new report by the American Electronics Association, the Washington area continues to be one of the nation's leading centers of technology employment. The tech trade group's report, based on census data, shows that in 2006 Washington employed nearly 296,000 technology workers who together earned $27.4 billion, an average of $93,000 per worker. Several sectors have been powering the local tech growth after the dot-com bust and attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, including computer systems design and related services, engineering services, research and development, and testing labs.
Moderating Washington's presence as a technology center are wages. Local salaries for technology workers rank ninth nationwide and, when compared with other private-sector jobs, technology positions don't bring as much of a premium here as in many other areas. One reason might be the number of jobs whose wages are heavily influenced by what the government -- not consumers or businesses -- can pay.
-- Zachary A. Goldfarb
