+

Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

Close
HomeQuizzoneWhatsappShare Flash Reads
 

The tech industry has $21 billion worth of open, high paying jobs - here are the top 15

Feb 12, 2017, 18:14 IST

Flickr/Sebastiaan ter Burg

Most employers don't want to broadcast the salaries they're willing to pay when they post jobs, so job-hunting site Glassdoor has decided to do that for you.

Advertisement

It now includes a salary estimate with every job listing, based on sifting through the millions of self-reported salaries hosted on its site.

To celebrate that new feature, it dug into its data to find out which industries and job titles had the most openings.

Complimentary Tech Event
Transform talent with learning that works
Capability development is critical for businesses who want to push the envelope of innovation.Discover how business leaders are strategizing around building talent capabilities and empowering employee transformation.Know More

All told, there are a whopping $272 billion worth of unfilled jobs right now in the U.S.

The industry that had the most job openings is health care. It has just under 800,000 open jobs worth $45.2 billion in annual salaries.

Advertisement

The tech industry ranked fifth overall, in terms of the total estimated dollar value of its job openings (after health care, business services, retail, transportation and logistics.)

But tech still has a lot of high paying jobs available, with some job titles more in demand than others.

Here are the top tech titles with the most open jobs and total pay available, aka total economic value, according to Glassdoor.

Next Article