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Arizona Technology Industry Impact Report 2020 Q3

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A Message from the Arizona Technology Council President + CEO

I am very excited to share with you this new version of our quarterly Arizona Technology Industry Impact Report. In partnership with Castelazo Content, we’ve added an additional layer to the data dashboard: stories of the people behind the numbers. These are the employers and employees, the innovators and investors — the people — who help drive the technology industry in our state.

In this edition of the report, you’ll hear from:
- Wes Hummel @ PayPal
- Jason Yankovitz @ Salute Mission Critical
- Calline Sanchez @ IBM
- Grant Anderson @ Paragon Space Development Corporation
- Chris Ronzio @ Trainual
- Gregg Scoresby @ CampusLogic
- Leib Bolel @ Grayhawk Capital

These stories augment data showcasing strong performance despite the COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic downturn. The number of tech jobs in Arizona continued to rise — up 1.2% in the third quarter over the second. Wages rose, too, by 2.7% in the third quarter over the second.

Strong performance in the tech industry is not surprising, given how the COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to rely on technology more than ever. Hopefully, this strength will continue even as the significant headwinds persist.

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Tech Jobs in AZ

Quarterly data updates

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201,740

Industry Jobs

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6.20%

Job growth over past year

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$22,665,834,342

Total Industry Wages

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1.02%

Growth in total wages over past year

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0.9x

Wages vs. the national average

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Behind the Numbers: AZ Tech Careers

There are tech jobs in AZ available for every career level and there are many different pathways into the industry, from a 4-year college degree or advanced degree, to a certificate from a training provider, to apprenticeships.

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Behind the Numbers with Wes Hummel of PayPal

Wes Hummel is vice president of Site Reliability Engineering at PayPal and a recent addition to the AZ Tech Council board. A longtime Arizonan, he has also held positions at Clarity Communication Systems and Motorola.

Wes joined Molly Castelazo, storyteller-in-chief at Castelazo Content, in a lively conversation that ranged from how software was eating the world well before Marc Andreessen said it, to why everyone should work in the service industry at some point, to what it takes to support 25X growth.

Read the full transcript of Molly and Wes's conversation on the AZTC blog.

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Behind the Numbers with Jason Yankovitz of Salute Mission Critical

Jason Yankovitz is an area operations manager for Salute Mission Critical, a data center services firm with offerings that include day-to-day operations and project-based services. A former soldier, over the past several years Jason has built a successful career in the data center industry.

Jason joined Molly Castelazo, storyteller-in-chief at Castelazo Content, in a lively conversation that ranged from traveling the world to figuring out how to thrive after leaving the military, to pivoting from criminal justice into IT, to finally loving what you do.

Read the full transcript of Molly and Jason's conversation on the AZTC blog.

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Spotlight on Diversity & Inclusion

Annual data updates

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3.61%

Percent change in African Amercian tech workforce 2019 to 2020

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-2.50%

Lower portion of women in tech workforce 2019 to 2020

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Behind the Numbers with Calline Sanchez of IBM

Calline Sanchez is Vice President of IBM Systems Lab Services and IBM Systems Technical Universities, as well as State Leader for Arizona and New Mexico. In her role, she leads a team of worldwide technology consultants to deliver IBM Systems solutions.

Calline joined Molly Castelazo, storyteller-in-chief at Castelazo Content, in a lively conversation that ranged from overcoming shyness to being authentic to managing a team of a thousand engineers and scientists all working remotely.

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Read the full transcript of Molly and Calline's conversation on the AZTC blog.

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Spotlight on Economic Impact

Annual data updates

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Tech Industry Job Multiplier (direct, indirect, induced)

For every...
 jobs added in the tech industry, 376 new jobs are created in other industries.

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Spotlight on Tech Jobs in AZ versus Other States

Annual data updates

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Tech Companies in AZ

Annual data updates

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10,093

Firms

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4.3%

YoY Growth

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Behind the Numbers: AZ Tech Companies

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Behind the Numbers with Chris Ronzio of Trainual

Chris Ronzio is the founder and CEO of Trainual, a tool for growing businesses to document processes and to simplify onboarding and training. Prior to launching Trainual, Chris ran an operations consulting firm that helped businesses systematize and scale.

Chris joined Molly Castelazo, storyteller-in-chief at Castelazo Content, in a lively conversation that ranged from Arizona’s big skies and amazing weather, to the shared mission of tech entrepreneurs in the state, to hiring and retaining talent.

Read the full transcript of Molly and Chris's conversation on the AZTC blog.

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Behind the Numbers with Grant Anderson of Paragon Space Development Corporation

Grant Anderson is President and CEO of Paragon Space Development Corporation, the Tucson-based company he co-founded in 1993. Paragon was formed "to change the future by creating extreme environment life support and thermal control solutions that would allow humans to expand beyond their previously believed limits."

Grant joined Molly Castelazo, storyteller-in-chief at Castelazo Content, in a lively conversation that ranged from supporting crewed missions to Mars, to batteries, to the importance of imagination.

Read the full transcript of Molly and Chris's conversation on the AZTC blog.

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Spotlight on Supply Chain

Annual data updates

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76.16%

Portion of supply chain source in-region

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$4.5bn

Value of supply chain top 5 inputs

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AZ Tech Workforce Development & Education

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86%

of Arizona's population has at least a high school diploma

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28%

of Arizona's population has at least a Bachelor's degree

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Tech Investment in AZ

Annual data updates

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3,117

Startups in Arizona on Angelist

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$3.9M

Average startup valuation in Arizona

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$863M

Venture Capital invested in 2019

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VC Investment Amounts

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VC Investment Deals

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Behind the Numbers: Tech Investment in AZ

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Behind the Numbers with Leib Bolel of Grayhawk Capital

Leib Bolel is President and CEO of the Arizona Israel Technology Alliance, where he oversees the growth in bilateral trade between the technology communities of Arizona and Israel, as well as a Venture Partner at Grayhawk Capital.

Leib joined Molly Castelazo, storyteller-in-chief at Castelazo Content, in a lively conversation that ranged from the opportunities between Arizona and Israel, to the talent 'flocking' to the state, to the outlook for venture capital investments in local companies.

Read the full transcript of Molly and Leib's conversation on the AZTC blog.

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Behind the Numbers with Gregg Scoresby of CampusLogic

Gregg Scoresby is CEO and Founder of CampusLogic, a Chandler-based SaaS company that removes financial barriers to higher education with the industry’s only Student Financial Success platform. Gregg has a long history in Arizona as a tech entrepreneur, investor, and mentor.

Gregg joined Molly Castelazo, storyteller-in-chief at Castelazo Content, in a lively conversation that covered everything from Arizona’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, to when to raise money, to the best tacos, to the broad impact of mission-driven companies.

Read the full transcript of Molly and Gregg's conversation on the AZTC blog.

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Tech Innovation & Exploration in AZ

Annual data updates

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Patents Awarded

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NSF, National Science Board 

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R&D as a Percentage of GDP
State Comparison

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Spotlight on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Awards

Annual data updates

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Check out training opportunities and spotlights of past winners at the Arizona Commerce Authority's SBIR/STTR Resource Center

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The AZ Tech Industry Impact Report is a product of eIMPACT, published by by the Arizona Technology Council with storytelling by Castelazo Content.


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The Arizona Technology Council (AZTC) is Arizona’s premier trade association for science and technology companies. Recognized as having a diverse professional business community, Council members work towards furthering the advancement of technology in Arizona through leadership, education, legislation and social action. The Council offers numerous events, educational forums and business conferences that bring together leaders, visionaries, and community members to make an impact on the technology industry. These interactions contribute to the Council’s culture of growing member businesses and transforming technology in Arizona. To become a member or to learn more about the Arizona Technology Council, please visit www.aztechcouncil.org and follow AZTC on Twitter at @aztechcouncil.

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Castelazo Content is a B2B demand generation and sales acceleration firm. Working with our clients from the very beginning of the marketing funnel to the very end of the sales pipeline, we deliver the results that drive revenue. We do that by leveraging proven sales & marketing strategies and tools to deliver the right content at the right time, helping our clients walk their buyers through the journey – from pre-awareness, to decision, to evangelization. 

In a single year, our content generated 20,841 leads and contributed to over $69 million in net new revenue for our clients. Connect with Castelazo Content on the web at castelazocontent.com and on Twitter at @cmmarketing.

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Sources:

Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

The Brookings Institute: America's Advanced Industries: New Trends, 2016

United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Technology Monitoring Team

CompTia Cyberstates, 2017 Report

PwC Money Tree Venture Capital Report

AngelList
SBIR.gov

American Community Survey, 2012-2016 
NSF, National Science Board 

Data & Methodology

How the data in this report was calculated.

METHODOLOGY

This report includes totalling 0 data points from 13 measures, collected from 1 public sources (described below). We also estimated 0 data points based on our estimation and projection methodology.

Some of the summary data included in the report may not include suppressed data. Data suppression occurs in cases where private, identifying information would be disclosed. In most cases, this does not impact the total values presented in the report, but in cases where there are small industries or areas, data suppressions may reduce the accuracy of the data we can display.


SOURCES

  • Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

    Website: https://www.bls.gov/cew/
    Data Year:

    The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering more than 95 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.

    Measures

    Total Annual Wages, Taxable Annual Wages, Firms, Employment Level, Annual Contributions, Employment Growth (YoY Change), Firms (YoY Change), Wage Growth (YoY Change), Yearly Pay Growth (YoY Change), Average Industry Pay, Employment vs US Average, Wages vs US Average, Yearly Pay vs US Average

    Populations

    2131 - Support Activities for Mining, 2211 - Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 3252 - Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing, 3261 - Plastics Product Manufacturing, 3313 - Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing, 3314 - Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing, 3327 - Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing, 33299 - All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, 33312 - Construction Machinery Manufacturing, 3332 - Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, 3333 - Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, 3336 - Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing, 333613 - Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing, 3339 - Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing, 3341 - Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing, 3342 - Communications Equipment Manufacturing, 3343 - Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing, 3344 - Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing, 3345 - Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing, 3346 - Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media, 3353 - Electrical Equipment Manufacturing, 3359 - Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing, 3363 - Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing, 3364 - Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing, 336992 - Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing, 3391 - Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing, 42343 - Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers, 5112 - Software Publishers, 5152 - Cable and Other Subscription Programming, 517 - Telecommunications, 518 - Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services, 51913 - Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals, 5415 - Computer Systems Design and Related Services, 5417 - Scientific Research and Development Services, 61142 - Computer Training