UTAH TECH
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Utah's Talent Pipeline
I'M TYLER RICHARDS
From Seattle
Married and 2 daughters
Art
Entrepreneur
Business
Tech
Code
Golf
MY EDUCATION
MY BUSINESS BACKGROUND
OVER 1,200 DEVS GRADUATED AND PLACED
FIRST, THE "GOOD"
TECH TALENT IS IN HUGE DEMAND
TECH IS GROWING!
SOME MIND BLOWING STATS
WORLD
18.2 million software developers worldwide, due to rise to 26.4 million by 2019, a 45% increase, says Evans Data Corp. in its latest Global Developer Population and Demographic Study.
NATION
2015 Median Pay |
$100,690 per year ($48.41 per hour) |
Typical Entry-Level Education |
Bachelor's degree or less |
Work Experience in a Related Occupation |
None |
On-the-job Training |
None |
Number of Jobs, 2014 |
1,114,000 (150,000 are web devs) |
Job Outlook, 2014-24 |
17% (Much faster than average) |
Employment Change, 2014-24 |
186,600 (39,500 web dev jobs) |
STATE
- 17,310 Software Developers in Utah.
- With over 2,000 open positions right now. Since 2014, the most popular job in our state is a "Computer Software Developer"
- Since the year 2000, has grown form 1,500 to 5,000.
NOW, THE "BAD"
1,000,000 MORE JOBS THAN STUDENTS BY 2020
WE NEED MORE GRADS
2015 Median Pay |
$100,690 per year ($48.41 per hour) |
Typical Entry-Level Education |
Bachelor's degree or less |
Work Experience in a Related Occupation |
None |
On-the-job Training |
None |
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Nationwide Yearly CS Grads |
40k Graduates |
Nationwide 2016 Bootcamp Grads |
18k Graduates |
THERE IS A HUGE GAP
And it is growing.
THE "UGLY"
SLC TRIBUNE
DESERET NEWS
'In the search for engineers, Utah comes up short'
'Demand outpacing supply of Utah tech and engineering grads'
TOO FEW ENGINEERS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM
SO WHAT IS THE ANSWER? HOW DO WE KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND?
NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
#1
DEVELOP TALENT PIPELINES
#2
externships, internships, and better onboarding
START YOUNGER
#3
encourage, sponsor, participate in programs K-12
SHARE THE EDUCATION BURDEN
#4
education should be shared and owned by the community
EVERYONE DO THEIR PART
Utah
Cities
Universities
Private Sector
ANY QUESTIONS?
St George Ec Summit Conference
By Tyler Richards
St George Ec Summit Conference
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