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SECTOR STATISTICS Overview "These estimates were generated from information by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Employment and Wages, annualized for the year 2010 (the most current annual figures available). Additional data and calibration information were supplied by the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation/Labor Market Statistics Center, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The definition of "high tech" used in this directory was based upon the definition used by TechAmerica (the organization created from the merge of AeA and ITAA) in its "CyberStates" reports, plus additional industry codes that identify aerospace, photonics and optics, non-depository financial services and biomedical technology companies." Florida High Tech Corridor Employment by Industry Cluster 22.9% Aerospace Financial Services Information Technology Medical Technologies Microelectronics Other Combined Photonics 7% Number of Establishments: ........................................19,911 Number of Employees: .......................................... 238,588 Total Annual Payroll: .........................................$17.9 billion Average Employees Per Establishment: ...................... 12.0 Average Annual Salary: ...........................................$75,079 Aerospace "Florida's aerospace cluster includes a variety of high technology industries that manufacture products for aerospace, avionics, and space applications in both the private and government sectors. With the presence of NASA, Cape Canaveral, and several defense administrative centers and military bases, Central Florida has attracted top technology companies for nearly 50 years." 1.1% 6.6% 40.5% 4.2% 17.7% Distribution of Employees by Primary Product Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing All Other Sectors Number of Establishments: ........................................... 128 Number of Employees: ..............................................15,672 Total Annual Payroll: .......................................... $1.3 billion Average Employees Per Establishment: .................... 122.4 Average Annual Salary: .....................................$86,327.00 64 florida.HIGH.TECH 2012 4.4% 5.4% 40.7% 49.5%