<input type="hidden" id="_wpnonce" name="_wpnonce" value="1998df12a5" /><input type="hidden" name="_wp_http_referer" value="/blog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/28270" /><input type="hidden" id="_wpnonce" name="_wpnonce" value="1998df12a5" /><input type="hidden" name="_wp_http_referer" value="/blog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/28270" />{"id":28270,"date":"2020-01-04T19:23:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T08:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businesslegions.com\/blog\/?p=28270"},"modified":"2020-01-10T21:58:56","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T10:58:56","slug":"3-reasons-why-texas-is-the-best-place-to-look-for-technology-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesslegions.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/04\/3-reasons-why-texas-is-the-best-place-to-look-for-technology-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"3 REASONS WHY TEXAS IS THE BEST PLACE TO LOOK FOR TECHNOLOGY JOBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds0--><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas, known as the Lone Star State, is the second-biggest state in the United States, with an area reaching over 269,000 square miles. It has a rich history and is famous for its hot climate, barbeque, and live music. Recognized as one of the states with a fast-growing technology industry, Texas ranks number two nationwide for its net technology employments, as reported by CompTIA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from offering thousands of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itjobcafe.com\/jobs-in-texas\"><b>Tech Jobs in Texas<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the state\u2019s technology industry adds up to almost $142 billion to the economy of the state. Austin, Dallas, and Houston regions, in particular, are experiencing an enormous boom of big data jobs, with several prominent companies moving from Silicon Valley to grab the golden tech opportunities that Texas has to offer. This is not all there is to Texas; here are three reasons why Texas is the best place when it comes to tech jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28273 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-3-REASONS-WHY-TEXAS-IS-THE-BEST-PLACE-TO-LOOK-FOR-TECHNOLOGY-JOBS-content.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Business Legions - 3 REASONS WHY TEXAS IS THE BEST PLACE TO LOOK FOR TECHNOLOGY JOBS content\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-3-REASONS-WHY-TEXAS-IS-THE-BEST-PLACE-TO-LOOK-FOR-TECHNOLOGY-JOBS-content.jpg?strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-3-REASONS-WHY-TEXAS-IS-THE-BEST-PLACE-TO-LOOK-FOR-TECHNOLOGY-JOBS-content-300x200.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-3-REASONS-WHY-TEXAS-IS-THE-BEST-PLACE-TO-LOOK-FOR-TECHNOLOGY-JOBS-content-768x512.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-3-REASONS-WHY-TEXAS-IS-THE-BEST-PLACE-TO-LOOK-FOR-TECHNOLOGY-JOBS-content-178x119.jpg?strip=all 178w, https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-3-REASONS-WHY-TEXAS-IS-THE-BEST-PLACE-TO-LOOK-FOR-TECHNOLOGY-JOBS-content.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-3-REASONS-WHY-TEXAS-IS-THE-BEST-PLACE-TO-LOOK-FOR-TECHNOLOGY-JOBS-content.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-3-REASONS-WHY-TEXAS-IS-THE-BEST-PLACE-TO-LOOK-FOR-TECHNOLOGY-JOBS-content.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Has a rapidly growing technology industry<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the reasons why Texas is an excellent place for tech jobs is because of its technology industry is continually expanding over the years. In fact, there was an over 40% increase in the state\u2019s technology sector employment between 2001 and 2013. Back in 2016 alone, the state added up to 11,000 new tech jobs in Texas, ranking it second out of the fifty states in technology sector employment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Austin, the capital city of Texas, is a tech center that is home to giant companies, such as Apple, Dell, Samsung, and Microsoft, with an increasingly considerable number of start-ups expanding the state with innovation. Back in 2017, Forbes ranked Austin as the third metropolitan city in the United States that provide the most technology job. And in late 2018, Apple is establishing a billion-dollar campus in Austin while Walmart built its expanding tech center with Microsoft within the vicinity.<\/span><\/p><!--CusAds0-->\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, Dallas-Fort Worth ranked as the second-biggest data hub market in the nation, providing plenty of significant data work opportunities to canny business individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Thousands of tech jobs opportunities<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a lot of Texas technology market is inclined towards tech workers, with more posts than skilled labors, to fill them up. CompTIA reported that there are almost 322,000 postings of Tech Jobs in Texas. In fact, there are nearly 29,000 <\/span>emerging tech job<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> postings in the state in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tech companies in Texas are putting in a lot of effort to attract top talent to the state, which includes providing generous benefits, allowances for relocation, as well as a flexible working condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Excellent quality of life<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from getting tax breaks when moving to Texas, a lot of movers experience a good quality of life. The cost of living in Texas is relatively low. For instance, the average value of a home in Austin is only around $322,000 compared to San Francisco, which is approximately more than $1 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, Texas has the second-largest gross domestic product or GDP in the country, which means that its economy is rising and in good shape. People moving to Texas will be not only able to experience the booming technology industry but also decent homes and modest living.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas is one of the states that dominate tech employment in the country. With its fast-growing technology industry, thousands of tech job opportunities, as well as excellent quality of life, it is no doubt, one of the best places for tech workers to grow their careers.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lt-box\" style=\"border:1px solid #1d6a9e\"><div class=\"lt-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#2485C6;border-top:1px solid #a7cee8;text-shadow:1px 1px 0 #0b283b\">DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU'VE READ?<\/div><div class=\"lt-box-content\">Join our subscription list and receive our content right in your mailbox. 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