Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 9:57 AM click to enlarge Pexels / Tima Miroshnichenko As it becomes clearer that widespread telecommuting is a long-term, or even permanent, effect of the COVID crisis, a new study found that San Antonio is the least-equipped major metro for working from home. An analysis from online retailer Filterbuy.com placed the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro 53rd among large urban centers in being ready to work from home. Rally-Cary, N.C., a university town with a major research sector, ranked at the top of the list. Part of the problem is that just 28.7% of San Antonio-area workers have remote-friendly jobs, below the national average of 30.7%. Chalk that one up to our economy s heavy reliance on service-sector and hospitality jobs.
Report: San Antonio ranks near bottom for high-paying tech jobs
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High tech, high wages.
San Antonio residents working technology jobs make more than double the median pay for all occupations, according to a new report by Austin-based data company Spanning Cloud Apps LLC.
The median annual wage stands at $81,170 for computer and math occupations, well above the $36,130 mark for all jobs.
Alas, fewer Alamo City workers are taking advantage of the pay premium than in other metros.
The study found that the San Antonio-New Braunfels region ranked No. 42 out of 53 large metro areas for the share of employment in computer and math occupations. Just 2.7 percent of area workers (28,220 people) are employed in tech jobs.