sectorStatistics
research
The statistics are based upon Quarterly Census of Employment Wages (QCEW) employer data from the
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, aggregated at the county-by-county level for the 23-county
Florida High Tech Corridor region. The most recent data available are from the second quarter of 2014. The
NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System) definition of technology industry clusters is based
upon a modification of standard, published definitions from TechAmerica (formerly AeA).
overview
In 2014, The Corridor supported an estimated 19,914 technology establishments and 247,330 technology
jobs, with an average salary of $79,822. Financial services remains as the largest sector with more than
105,000 jobs. The highest paying technology sectors are aerospace and IT, both of which pay more than
$82,000 per year in average salaries. The aerospace sector is manufacturing-based and has the largest
individual employers, averaging 104 employees per establishment.
corridorclusterEmployment
Average Average
Sector
Establishments
Employment
Payroll
Employment
Salary
Aerospace
% Emp
145
15,081
$1,494,427,420
104
$99,096
6%
Financial Services
9,856
105,447
$8,463,820,068
10.7
$80,266
43%
IT
4,971
44,322
$3,673,758,996
8.9
$82,889
18%
Medical Technologies
322
11,067
$752,372,748
34.4
$67,983
4%
Microelectronics
250
15,671
$1,220,639,104
62.7
$77,893
6%
Photonics
101
1,996
$144,480,908
19.8
$72,385
1%
4,269
53,747
$3,992,846,952
12.6
$74,290
22%
19,914
247,330
$19,742,346,196
12.4
$79,822
Other
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Media and Telecommunications)
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