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Oregon Tech Industry Overview

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Introduction

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This report provides an overview of the economic impact of the technology industry in Oregon. For a list of all sub-sectors included, visit this link. Across the state, 7,121 firms employ 95,006 workers. 

Among its peer states of Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Washington, Oregon is in the middle of the pack with $137k average earnings per job.

Within the technology workforce 75.2% of workers are white.

More detailed information is provided below, including historical trends and comparisons to similar regions.

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The technology industry in Oregon has doubled since 2000!

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Jobs

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95,006

Industry Jobs

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$135,538

Average Earnings Per Job

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7,121

Industry Firms

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Tech Industry Job Multiplier

For every...
tech jobs added, 352 new jobs in other sectors are created

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Tech Workforce Breakdown

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Cyber Security

Workforce Profile

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Data Science

Workforce Profile

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Employers

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The industry contributed

$68,267,963

in total taxes last year

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8.33%

Increase in number of firms in last year

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1.6x

Tech industry's share of total employment in Oregon vs. other parts of U.S.

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Comparison to similar States

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Investment

Trends In Venture Capital And Tech Startup Ecosystem

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1,852

Startups in Oregon on Angelist

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$4.1M

Average Startup Valuation in Oregon

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$706M

Venture Capital Invested in 2019

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Venture Capital Funding

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Innovation

Measuring The Development Of Technology

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R&D per $1000 of GDP

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Patents Awarded

Data & Methodology

How the data in this report was calculated.

METHODOLOGY

This report includes totalling 1,194,878 data points from 13 measures, collected from 1 public sources (described below). We also estimated 70,070 data points based on our estimation and projection methodology.

Some of the summary data included in the report may not include suppressed data. Data suppression occurs in cases where private, identifying information would be disclosed. In most cases, this does not impact the total values presented in the report, but in cases where there are small industries or areas, data suppressions may reduce the accuracy of the data we can display.


SOURCES

  • Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

    Website: https://www.bls.gov/cew/
    Data Year: 2018

    The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering more than 95 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.

    Measures

    Total Annual Wages, Taxable Annual Wages, Firms, Employment Level, Annual Contributions, Employment Growth (YoY Change), Firms (YoY Change), Wage Growth (YoY Change), Yearly Pay Growth (YoY Change), Average Industry Pay, Employment vs US Average, Wages vs US Average, Yearly Pay vs US Average

    Populations

    333242 - Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing, 333316 - Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing, 333318 - Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, 334111 - Electronic Computer Manufacturing, 334112 - Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, 334118 - Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing, 334210 - Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing, 334220 - Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, 334310 - Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing, 334412 - Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing, 334413 - Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, 334416 - Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing, 334417 - Electronic Connector Manufacturing, 334418 - Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing, 334419 - Other Electronic Component Manufacturing, 334513 - Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables, 334515 - Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, 334613 - Blank Magnetic and Optical Recording Media Manufacturing, 334614 - Software and Other Prerecorded Compact Disc, Tape, and Record Reproducing, 335921 - Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing, 423430 - Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers, 511210 - Software Publishers, 515210 - Cable and Other Subscription Programming, 517110 - Wired Telecommunications Carriers, 517210 - Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite), 517410 - Satellite Telecommunications, 517911 - Telecommunications Resellers, 517919 - All Other Telecommunications, 518210 - Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services, 519130 - Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals, 532420 - Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing, 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services, 541512 - Computer Systems Design Services, 541513 - Computer Facilities Management Services, 541519 - Other Computer Related Services, 811212 - Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance, 811213 - Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance,