Game On: Kansas City and San Francisco highlight breadth of tech workforce

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Feb 06, 2024, 12:39 ET

CompTIA breaks down winning tech strategies seen in a tale of two cities

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the highly anticipated contest between Kansas City and San Francisco approaches, CompTIA looks beyond gameday to the impact of tech throughout the year in these well-respected cities.

The U.S. tech sector and accompanying tech workforce is expansive, with tech underpinning innovation, business and labor markets across every region of the country. Longstanding mega tech hubs such as San Francisco, coupled with mid-major tech hubs such as Kansas City, power the technology growth engine.

"To meet long-term workforce needs, we must continue to expand and diversify the tech talent pipeline," said Hannah Johnson, senior vice president, tech talent programs, CompTIA. "We want to generate as much excitement and passion for working in tech as in taking the field."

Key Tech Impact Stats¹	Kansas City	San Francisco
Net tech employment	74,404	350,662
Net tech employment as % of regional workforce	7 %	14 %
Economic impact	$13.4b	$176.2b
Economic impact as a % of overall	9 %	27 %
Tech business establishments	4,418	10,638

Despite the size difference with the population of the San Francisco metro area more than three times larger than Kansas City, the two regions have very similar profiles of tech talent needs.

According to the latest hiring intent data², positions Kansas City employers are most looking to fill include software developers, tech support specialists, systems analysts/engineers, cybersecurity analysts/engineers and data scientists.

San Francisco employers are most looking to fill openings for software developers, data scientists, tech support specialists, systems analysts/engineers and web developers.

The two markets align when examining the industry sectors currently hiring for tech job roles. Professional, scientific and technical services holds the top spot in both Kansas City and San Francisco, with some divergence in the ranking of the next four sectors: administrative and support services, finance and insurance, information, software and media and manufacturing.

Employers in both cities are also aggressively recruiting to fill job roles outside the IT staff that require digital fluency. Over a 30-day period this year there were about 9,200 job postings in Kansas City and nearly 16,500 in San Francisco that required digital skills for positions in office and administrative support, business and financial operations, sales, healthcare and other occupations.

About CompTIA

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is the world's leading information technology (IT) certification and training body. CompTIA is a mission-driven organization committed to unlocking the potential of every student, career changer or professional seeking to begin or advance in a technology career. Millions of current and aspiring technology workers around the world rely on CompTIA for the training, education and professional certifications that give them the confidence and skills to work in tech. https://www.comptia.org/

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