Methodology

Digital Tech Occupations with SOC codes:

SOC Occupation Title
13-1080 Logisticians and Project Management Specialists
13-2050 Financial Analysts and Advisors
15-1221 Computer and Information Research Scientists
15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts
15-1212 Information Security Analysts
15-1251 Computer Programmers
15-1256 Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
15-1231 Computer Network Support Specialists
15-1232 Computer User Support Specialists
15-1241 Computer Network Architects
15-1244 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
15-1245 Database Administrators and Architects
15-1257 Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers
15-1299 Computer Occupations, All Other
15-2051 Data Scientist
17-2061 Computer Hardware Engineers

The occupations (SOCs) included on the Occupations page had to meet the following two thresholds:

High Demand

  • Projected annual growth for SOC > average projected annual growth for all occupations in at least one MSA in the Capital Region AND
  • Current demand for SOC > average current demand for all occupations in at least one MSA in the Capital Region

Family Sustaining Wage

  • The salary earned by the average entry level worker exceeds the living wage for that MSA (1 adult, 1 child)
  • Time period: 2021
  • Source: MIT living wage calculator

Other Definitions:

Average Entry Level Salary

  • Average entry level salary for SOC
  • Time period: 2021
  • Source: MIT living wage calculator

Current Demand

  • Annual entry-level job ads / current workforce for SOC
  • Time period: January 2021-December 2021 (entry-level jobs ads) and Q2 2022 (current workforce)
  • Source: calculated based on Burning Glass Technologies, Labor Insight tool and Chmura JobsEQ

Employment/Current Workforce

  • Number of workers employed in a given digital tech occupation
  • Time period: Q2 2021
  • Source: Chmura JobsEQ

Entry Level Job Ads

  • Number of job ads advertising 0-5 years of experience
  • Time period: January 2021-December 2021
  • Source: Burning Glass Technologies, Labor Insight tool

Median Salary

  • 50th percentile salary for each SOC
  • Time period: 2021
  • Source: Chmura JobsEQ

Preferred Certifications

  • Top certifications for entry-level job ads requesting a BA or less, by SOC
  • Time period: 2021
  • Source: Burning Glass Technologies, Labor Insight tool

Projected Annual Growth

  • The forecasted annual number of new jobs over five years
  • Time period: Q2 2022
  • Source: calculated based on Chmura JobsEQ

Top 10 Skills Requested

  • Top ten skill clusters for early career (0-5 yrs exp) job ads requesting a BA or less, by SOC
  • Time period: 2021
  • Source: Burning Glass Technologies, Labor Insight tool