Over 260,000 Tech Workers Live in the Washington, D.C. Metro Region 

Arlington is centrally located within the third largest tech talent pool in the nation. Our region's workers offer employers a plethora of specialized skills acquired at the nation's top universities. They're software developers and information security analysts. They're experts in cloud technologies and network architecture. What this means is that your company will have a choice when it comes to its hiring decisions. And with Virginia's tech talent investment plan, that workforce is constantly growing. It all adds up to top tech talent ready to innovate the technologies of the future.

Employ the Best of the Best

Arlington’s workforce is the most highly educated in the nation. More than 77% of residents have at least a bachelor’s degree, and more than 41% have advanced degrees — many in the specialized fields companies are looking for.

Arlington is also the center of an entire region housing those educated, sought-after workers. In fact, Arlington and its surrounding jurisdictions comprise half of the top ten most educated counties in the nation.

What does that mean for your business? Arlington’s skilled, specialized and highly educated workforce gives your company a critical competitive advantage.

The Best State for Tech Talent

Virginia was ranked as the state with the #3 Tech Talent Pipeline by Business Facilities Magazine in 2024, and much of the tech talent investment is happening right here in Arlington and Northern Virginia. 

The Washington, D.C. metro region already produces more than 55,000 graduates per year with nearly a quarter of those degrees in tech fields. And those numbers will continue to grow:

• Virginia Tech Innovation Campus This new Alexandria campus will open to students, faculty and staff in spring 2025 and will offer advanced degrees in computer science and engineering. Annually, it will host 750 masters and 200 doctoral students. It will also be home to the Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering.
• George Mason Fuse at Mason Square This expansion of the George Mason University campus in Arlington will host 15,000 students in undergraduate and graduate computer science and related degree programs. It is now open for commercial use and will fully open in August 2025.

Virginia is also launching a $2 billion investment that will double the number of computer science and related degrees produced in Virginia within 20 years. Investments span from K-12 curricula to doctoral degree programs and everything in between.