State of the Region 2025

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Greater Grand Rapids added approximately 1,300 tech jobs in 2025 to reach nearly 41,000 total tech jobs in the region. The region has added 5,600 tech jobs since The Right Place launched the regional Tech Strategy in 2021. SAP Applications, AutoCAD, and Salesforce were the most frequently requested tech skills in job postings from October 2024 to September 2025. TECH JOBS

GREATER GRAND RAPIDS TECH JOBS

TOP TECH SKILLS ( OCT. 2024-SEPT. 2025)

NUMBER OF JOB POSTINGS

42,000

1,040 1,107 1,148 1,275 2,095

SAP Applications

41,000

AutoCAD

Salesforce

40,000

SQL (Programming Language)

39,000

R (Programming Language)

628 817 859 897 952

Python (Programming Language)

38,000

Microsoft Azure

37,000

Power Bl

Epic EMR

36,000

Human Resources Information System (HRIS)

35,000

Source: Lightcast

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: Lightcast

The Right Place, Inc. | State of the Region 2025

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