A report released yesterday by national career center Dice.com, states that Pittsburgh ranks fourth in the nation in technology job growth. With the support of local universities and cutting edge technology firms…we are not surprised. Pittsburgh ranked behind Hartford, CT; Cincinnati, OH; and Miami, FL at 22 percent growth. Hartford had a 30 percent growth.
Tom Silver, senior vice president of Dice.com said, “there are five cities in the U.S. where tech job listings have ballooned by more than 20 percent year over year, and you won’t find the traditional strongholds of Silicon Valley and New York on the list.”
“This report validates what we have been seeing through our own Career Center web site,” comments Mark Whitaker, strategic analyst for the PTC. ”Over the last 12 months, nearly 8,900 individual positions have been posted to the Career Center, which is an increase of over 600 jobs from the previous year. A lot of people say that there are no jobs in Pittsburgh, but I think more and more people are beginning to realize that there are actually plenty of great career opportunities in southwest Pennsylvania. And at the Council, we are proud to report that through our Career Center site, we have helped fill over 650 of them in less than a year.”
In the meantime, check out the “work in progress” Career Incline Blog aimed at helping students and career seekers connect with regional employers. The Career Incline Blog will be launched fully soon, but feel free to stop by, take a sneak peek and send us something to post. Other PTC initiatives dedicated to talent and Human Resources include CareerCasts, Career Fair listings, Internship Services, the HR Network and more.
The Pittsburgh Technology Council is dedicated to increasing the number of jobs and building talent attraction to our region. Got ideas…we’d like to hear them. Leave a comment…
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