13. Jacksonville, Fla.

Increase In Labor Pool, 2011-2016: 41 percent

Tech Jobs, 2016: 19,020

Technology professionals saw bigger paychecks between 2011 and 2016, with the average annual salary soaring nearly 20 percent, to $80,585. The area also saw a 54 percent surge in the number of technology degrees out of college between 2011 and 2015, according to data from The National Center for Education Statistics. Meanwhile, the millennial population grew 4.1 percent from 2011 to 2016.