INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOCY INDUSTRY TRACK

OVERVIEW:

Governor Inslee’s top priority is to create an economic climate where innovation and entrepreneurship can continue to thrive and create good-paying jobs in every corner of our state. In the Information and Communications Technology sector facilitates sustainable investment, top talent capacity and growth in the state’s cutting edge technology sector, including software, networks, online retail and services.

How do we define the information and communication technology industry?

  • Telecommunication – wired and wireless carriers, electronic sales
  • Software design – software publishing, apps development
  • Data management – hosting, processing

Sector impacts on Washington’s economy:

People Impact

  • Firms – 9,265
  • Jobs – 190,953
  • Payroll – $21.1 billion
  • Average Wage – $110,240
  • Percentage of total state payroll – 18.4

Economic Impacts by industry:

  • Software publishing – $ 5 billion (approx.)
  • Wired and wireless telecommunications – $ 8.3 billion (approx.)
  • Electronic shopping and auctions – $ 3.6 billion
  • Data processing, hosting – $ 1.7 billion

Washington ICT Facts:

  • 1st in software publishers by 2012 employment
  • 2nd in total state-level payroll coming from tech industry with 18.4 percent
  • 2nd in high-tech average annual wage vs. private sector annual wage at 124.7 percent
  • 3rd in average annual wages $110,240
  • 5th in high-tech workers per 1,000 private sector workers with 82
  • 10th in tech employment numeric change from 2011 to 2012 (+2,099)
  • 10th in total high-tech by 2012 employment with 190,953
  • 11th in high-tech annual payroll numeric change 2011 to 2012 ($299)
  • 13th in Internet and telecommunications services by 2012 employment with 34,889

LOCATION:      Carey Theatre

 

MORNING SESSION

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM        Industry Overview

  • Maureen Majury
  • Sylvia Unwin, Bellevue College
  • Andy Orr, Green River CC
  • Lisa Wellman 
  • Terrence Adams, Bellevue College
  • Janie Schwark, Microsoft
  • Lisa Edwards, Boeing
  • Rob Murphy, Cisco

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM      Employer Best Practices

  • RJ Naugle, Schultz Family Foundation
  • Thomas Jones, Verizon
  • John DiPiero, USAA
  • James Perduto, First Data
  • Sheryl Tullis, Launch Consulting

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM    Workshop

  • HOH/Dakota Meyer Workshop

AFTERNOON SESSION

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM        Industry Overview

  • Maureen Majury
  • Sylvia Unwin, Bellevue College
  • Andy Orr, Green River CC
  • Lisa Wellman 
  • Terrence Adams, Bellevue College
  • Lisa Edwards, Boeing
  • Rob Murphy, Cisco

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM      Employer Best Practices

  • RJ Naugle, Schultz Family Foundation
  • Thomas Jones, Verizon
  • John DiPiero, USAA
  • James Perduto, First Data
  • Sheryl Tullis, Launch Consulting

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM    Workshop

  • HOH/Dakota Meyer Workshop