Technology

Washington, DC is a globally recognized tech hub with access to a highly skilled and densely concentrated workforce. The technology sector employs over 220,000 people across the Washington, DC Metro Area, and has twice the concentration of workers in technology fields as the average metro area. A strong venture capital community and District investment in the sector have resulted in strong growth prospects. This local ecosystem is supported by top-tier educational institutions, providing a talent pipeline to established technology companies and start-ups alike.

DC Notable Rankings and Facts

Most educated city in the U.S¹

State for Tech Careers²

State for AI Job Growth³

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Cybersecurity

FINTECH

MAJOR EMPLOYERS

Talent Pipeline

Colleges & universities in the Washington, DC metropolitan area produce more than 14,600 graduates annually with skills in computer and information sciences.

Source: JobsEQ. 2024 Q3 (*includes Post-Baccalaureate award category)

Technology Companies Choose DC for Talent

1.00 = US Average

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

3.32

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

0.95

San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

0.95

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

1.57

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

1.77

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

0.92

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA

1.39

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

0.64

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA

1.87

Company Spotlight

Sorcero is a Washington, DC-based AI company transforming how life sciences organizations extract insights from complex medical and regulatory data. Their medically-tuned AI platform accelerates evidence evaluation, improves medical affairs, and drives smarter decision-making. In 2025, Sorcero was named one of America’s Most Innovative Companies by Fortune, received the Google Cloud Partner of the Year Award for Business Applications in Healthcare & Life Sciences, and in 2024 was named by Fast Company as the World’s Most Innovative Company in the Small & Mighty Category. Sorcero has raised $15.7 million in venture capital funding across three rounds, with investors including H/L Ventures, Harmonix Fund, and Leawood Venture Capital, and recently acquired Axiom Health with a $46.5 million valuation.

Resources

Vitality Fund

A multi-year, performance-based incentive program designed to support companies in target industries actively planning to relocate, expand, or retain their physical location in Washington, DC, and to encourage the creation of new jobs.

Creative Open Space and Modernization (COSM)

An incentive program designed to support the growth of large companies that make a long-term commitment to locate in the District. Eligible companies can receive an annual tax rebate for up to five years to offset property taxes and tenant improvements.

DC Department of Employment Services

Offers recruitment and hiring support, and a variety of workforce development and training programs to help District employers including On-the-Job Training and Apprenticeship Programs.

DMPED and WDCEP

The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) is the District government agency that designs and implements strategies to encourage companies to choose, stay, and grow in DC. Washington DC Economic Partnership (WDCEP) is a nonprofit, public-private partnership that leads business attraction efforts for DC. DMPED and WDCEP collaborate to advance the Mayor’s economic development strategy, with the primary focus of creating and retaining jobs to further drive sustainable, economic inclusion for the District of Columbia.

1. Esri/U.S. Census Bureau, 2016-2020 American Community Survey & Population Division (2021). Based on a comparison of the top 25 most populous metropolitan areas.

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