

Technology aside, Tallahassee, Florida has the highest % population of Gen Zers in the top 150 cities in the U.S.Though it’s not the most popular for the new wave of techies, San Jose and San Francisco, CA still reflect their time in the tech game by having the highest average tech salaries ( $167,420 and $158,320 respectively).


* All figures/numbers in this article are drawn from US Census Bureau data, and analyzed by Jotform. So where can a young person, tech-literate but starting out broke, make their way in the U.S. Those who worked felt burnout more acutely than older generations, perhaps because their position on the bottom of the career ladder resigned them to less stability and little control, a toxic combination amid a global crisis.Īs they emerge from the pandemic, and as more and more Gen Z students graduate into the work world, they’ll all have to find places to flourish. Gen Z’ers who were old enough to start working in the past few years were vulnerable to job loss due to COVID-19. They’ve graduated college and are settling into careers, where 80% want to work with groundbreaking technology.īut they face an uncertain economic future. The oldest of this generational cohort, born in 1997, are turning 25 this year. From social media magic tricks to no-code apps and Discord servers, Gen Z has grown up tech-savvy.
