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Almost 40 percent of employees would quit their jobs to work for a company that makes better use of technology or offers better technology-related training, according to a national survey commissioned by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.

The survey of more than 1,000 U.S. workers across all sectors, conducted by IPSOS Public Affairs, found that 39 percent of workers surveyed would consider such a move if it meant having access to more up-to-date technology, while 37 percent said they would think about a job switch if better training in technology were offered.

“The technology worker has become one of the most valued currencies in today’s economy,” Gerald Gordon, president and chief executive of the Fairfax authority, says in a statement. “At a time of marked uncertainty within the economy, it is interesting that employees would move on for a more technology-supportive employer.”

Other findings include:

• Professional services workers are more likely (90 percent) to say that technology is critical to their individual productivity at work, when compared with those working in manufacturing/construction (80 percent), direct services (77 percent), health (77 percent), other sectors (76 percent) or education (72 percent)

• Men (43 percent) are more likely than women (31 percent) to suggest that they would work for another employer that provided more in-depth training on the latest technology

• Hispanic workers are more apt to consider a job change for technology reasons, with 65 percent of Hispanic respondents saying they would consider switching jobs for better access and 63 percent said they would consider switching for more technology training.

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