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| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,546 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 2,635 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 573 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 1,262 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 1,186 | 0.00% |
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $102,429 | $49.24 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | $99,054 | $47.62 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | $96,811 | $46.54 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | $95,101 | $45.72 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | $93,504 | $44.95 | +1.9% |
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 574 | 83% |
| 2 | Vermont | 623,657 | 199 | 32% |
| 3 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 2,121 | 25% |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 199 | 19% |
| 5 | Delaware | 961,939 | 184 | 19% |
| 6 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 1,109 | 18% |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 243 | 18% |
| 8 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 976 | 17% |
| 9 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 178 | 17% |
| 10 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 96 | 17% |
| 11 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 507 | 16% |
| 12 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 1,082 | 15% |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 1,041 | 15% |
| 14 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 616 | 15% |
| 15 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 116 | 15% |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 1,825 | 14% |
| 17 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 270 | 14% |
| 18 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 120 | 14% |
| 19 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 1,312 | 13% |
| 20 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 752 | 13% |
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpharetta | 3 | 5% | $101,994 |
| 2 | Reston | 2 | 3% | $98,794 |
| 3 | Boston | 14 | 2% | $100,796 |
| 4 | Atlanta | 9 | 2% | $101,915 |
| 5 | Edison | 2 | 2% | $100,992 |
| 6 | Hartford | 2 | 2% | $95,623 |
| 7 | Huntsville | 2 | 1% | $84,670 |
| 8 | Jersey City | 2 | 1% | $101,035 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1% | $93,667 |
| 10 | Saint Louis | 2 | 1% | $88,061 |
| 11 | Sunnyvale | 2 | 1% | $128,905 |
| 12 | Chicago | 7 | 0% | $94,058 |
| 13 | Los Angeles | 6 | 0% | $119,232 |
| 14 | New York | 5 | 0% | $103,841 |
| 15 | Houston | 3 | 0% | $95,654 |
| 16 | Jacksonville | 2 | 0% | $96,398 |
| 17 | Philadelphia | 2 | 0% | $94,734 |
| 18 | Washington | 2 | 0% | $111,958 |

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Christopher Martinez Ph.D.: The best job you can have out of college is a job you have passion for and will set you up to advance your career. If you have always wanted to work in aerospace, then you should seek out that field from the start. I hate to see students settle for a job because of pay or because they feel they can move to their dream field later.
Christopher Martinez Ph.D.: I always tell students to practice for an interview by thinking about how they will answer behavior questions such as how to do your work on a team, how you lead a team, how you learn from a failure, etc. This year I would add a new question to this list, and that is how you work remotely. Students should consider how they work with classmates to find a remote work style that works for them. They should explore how to work with Slack or Microsoft Teams to communicate and organize their team. I think we will see that remote work is a trend that will remain with us for the foreseeable future so students should work to become more comfortable with this new work style.

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Dr. Matthew Tennyson Ph.D.: A bachelor's degree in computer science is extremely valuable. It has been and continues to be one of the most valuable college degrees a student can pursue. I really think all areas of computing are in demand, but web and mobile computing might be one of the strongest. Some employers do like to see extra certifications in addition to the bachelor's degree. There are literally hundreds of certifications available in the computing industry. They all vary in the required amount of time, effort, and money. I think anything that can set a candidate apart from other candidates is valuable, and that includes any certification. I would not recommend investing thousands of dollars into additional certifications after completing a bachelor's degree, but I don't think it's a bad idea for students to pursue one of the free or lower-cost certifications that are available - especially those students who might not have strong internship experience, extracurricular activities, projects, etc. to put on their resumes. I think anything DevOps related or cloud-based like Amazon's AWS or Microsoft's Azure are especially valuable right now.

Dr. Brock LaMeres Ph.D.: Businesses that do primarily computer-based work have not been impacted by COVID as much as trade-based businesses. They have figured out how to continue operations with the majority of their employees working from home. I feel like the types of jobs that people will hire into will have a significant "work-at-home" component. There will also be a surge in businesses trying to provide the resources for work-at-home employees.
Dr. Simone Ludwig: So far, companies are still employing our students. As far as I have heard most of the students get employed when they finish their degree, which is good. The start is definitely different since most start working remotely usually with a couple of weeks of online training.