The report gives "another extraordinarily clear market signal to young Americans: There are good jobs ... available," Bond said. "They are not going away, and they're going to be here for the future. Young people across the country should really think about science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees."

While unemployment was up slightly in high-tech fields, it was still relatively low, the report said. Computer scientists had a 2.4 percent unemployment rate at the end of the year, and engineers had a 2.5 percent unemployment rate, the report said. The U.S. unemployment rate in February was 8.1 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.