Utah's ranking in high-tech employment opportunities
Number of jobs in 2006: 55,981, ranked 26th among states
Portion of private sector in 2006: 57 of every 1,000 private sector workers, 14th-ranked
Number of establishments in 2006: 4,172, 26th-ranked
Payroll in 2006: $3.3 billion, 27th-ranked
Average wage in 2006: $58,681, ranked 37th among states and 69 percent more than Utah's average private-sector wage of $34,727
Venture-capital investments in 2007: $182 million in 2007, 19th-ranked
Source: American Electronics Association's Cyberstates 2008 report
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