Getty Images
New Mexico
Tech jobs gained/lost in 2007: 2,200
Percent growth: +4%
Growing industries: R&D and testing labs, computer systems design
Average tech wage (rank out of 52): $71,106 (24th)
Percent private-sector workers in tech firms: 8.1%
Overall ranking: 28
Key Tech Employers: Intel (INTC), Honeywell (HON), Johnson & Johnson/Ethicon Endo-Surgery (JNJ), T-Mobile (DT)
