Technology
Cleveland Tech Growth: What Job Seekers and Professionals Need to Know
The city's expanding sector offers concrete entry points for workers tracking new roles and salary trends.
How we reported this
Cleveland added tech jobs at a 30 percent clip between 2023 and 2025, pushing the total past 58,000 professionals spread across 3,000 businesses.
That pace matters now because the local expansion rate of 9.1 percent a year tops the national 2.6 percent average, according to figures tracked by Greater CLE and reported through local coverage. Job seekers who focus on health-tech and AI subsectors can target openings backed by Cleveland Clinic spinouts such as Axuall and MediView XR, where demand has risen fastest.
Where the new roles are concentrated
The Cleveland Technology Innovation Center opened a $30 million incubator dedicated to health tech, artificial intelligence and clean energy projects, with planners projecting 200 positions inside the first wave of tenants. CBRE ranked Cleveland fourth nationally for growth in the tech talent labor pool and sixth out of 102 markets for overall technology growth potential, giving applicants a measurable edge when they highlight skills in those three focus areas.
Venture funding reached $85 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone, continuing a climb that saw young firms raise $201 million in 2012 and $478 million in 2021. Average pay sits near $95,000, providing a baseline for salary negotiations at firms working in cybersecurity, cloud services and medical imaging.
Practical steps for landing work
Professionals can connect directly at recurring events listed on Eventbrite, including OhioX Morning Tech sessions on July 24, 2026, and an AI Roundtable set for August 6, 2026. Cleveland Tech Week runs from September 27 through October 3, 2026, with thirty community events that regularly draw recruiters from the same companies receiving incubator support.
Applicants should review listings at Binary Defense, Cabot Solutions and Onix Networking, then attend Google Developer Group meetups or the monthly Cleveland AI & Data Meetup on the second Wednesday to meet hiring managers before formal applications. Those moves align with the documented pipeline of new capital and incubator space now active in the city.