America’s Tech Hubs Are Multiplying

How Tech Powerhouses’ Diaspora Are Fueling the Rise of New Cities on the Talent Frontier

By Luke Chen, Gad Levanon, and Matt Sigelman

The Burning Glass Institute recently worked with the Wall Street Journal to analyze the tech talent base of each US city in order to find the ones with the greatest concentrations of cutting-edge skills.  Across the full range of skills within the tech workforce, there are some at the frontier of advances in technology – those that are growing fastest and commanding the highest wage premiums. Cities with large concentrations of these Frontier Skills stand to define the future tech talent landscape.