Prince Edward Island
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
4,706 NET TECHEMPLOYMENT 1
155 NET TECH JOB GAINS [2019 vs. 2018]
5.6% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALLWORKFORCE
210
TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll]
10 th
NET TECH EMPLOYMENTRANK
387
TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2019total]
NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK
7 th
0.0%
EMERGING TECH JOB POSTINGS % CHANGE [2019 vs.2018]
NET EMPL AS % OF WORKFORCERANK
9 th
1 net of tech industry + tech occupation + self-employed [see methodology for details]
NET TECH EMPLOYMENT
+155jobs +3.4%
5,000
TECH INDUSTRY JOBS 2,579
TECH OCCUPATION JOBS 2,764
2,500
0
42% of Tech Industry Jobs Are in TechOccupations
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 est.
LEADING TECH OCCUPATIONCATEGORIES
LEADING TECH INDUSTRY SECTORS [by employment]
YoY% 2019 Change
Software and WebDevelopers
643 +0.2%YoY
IT Services + Custom Software Services
816 31.5%
IT User Support Technicians
TechManufacturing
616 -5.7%
480 +0.1%YoY
R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services
501 6.6%
Telecommunications and Internet Services
470 1.8%
Information Systems Analysts and Consultants
144 8.1%
Software[packaged]
442 +17.9%YoY
ECONOMIC IMPACT
TECH OCCUPATION WAGES [by percentile]
$125K
3.7% Estimated direct contribution of the tech sector to the Prince Edward Island economy
$100K
The estimated median techwage of $59,570 is 31% higher thanthe median province wage
$75K
$50K
$25K
$K
Primary data sources: EMSI | Statistics Canada | CompTIA | Burning Glass Technologies Labour Insights. All data are estimates covering the 2019 time period, unless specified as earlier | See Appendix for full methodology and data tables
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