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Opportunities Abound in Utah’s Software and Information Technology Arenas Thanks to companies like Adobe, Ancestry, Domo, Micron, Qualtrics, Pluralsight, and many others, Utah is one of the nation’s top states for information technology employment. The state consistently ranks high on the list of fastest-growing states for tech jobs. In 2019, Utah tech jobs grew by 4.6%. Tech companies supported one in seven Utah jobs and represented one-sixth of worker earnings, generating over $2.5 billion in tax revenue annually. In addition to 118,600 Utah jobs in the tech industry itself, tech-related firms provided 50,100 jobs in related industries. Another 43,800 Utah employees worked in technology occupations for non-tech companies. The state has high concentrations of software developers, web developers, computer and information research scientists, and many other IT-related professions.
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