Maryland’s tech workforce grew by 8.42% between May 2021 and April 2022—the highest growth rate among the states.
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Cyber Talent Globally (D.C. Region)
The Washington, D.C. metro area is the world’s top market for cybersecurity talent with a 5% global share. If it were a country, Washington, D.C. would be the world’s fourth largest for cybersecurity talent.
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Best Cities for Women (Columbia)
When comparing 182 cities across 15 key indicators of living standards for women, WalletHub ranks Columbia as the #1 best city for women to thrive.
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Professional and technical workers
A national survey found 31.0% of Maryland’s workforce works in professional and technical fields.
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Concentration of aerospace engineers (California-Lexington Park)
California-Lexington Park ranks first among U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of aerospace engineers.
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Median tech occupation wages
Maryland is 1st among the states in median tech occupation wages ($126,467).
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Tech workforce gender equality
Maryland tied with one other state for the lowest gender gap among tech workers at 38%.
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Human capital investment
Maryland ranked 2nd in an analysis of human capital investment – the education and training made available to a state’s population and the update of those opportunities.
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City for young people to get hired (Baltimore)
The Wall Street Journal released a ranking from the ADP with Baltimore ranked in the top five metro areas in the U.S. for young college-degreed professionals based on the average of wages, hiring and affordability.
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Highest concentration doctoral scientists and engineers.
Maryland ranks second in the concentration of PhD scientists and engineers.