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Oakbrook Terrace,
IL (June 24, 2008) – AeA, the
nation’s largest technology trade association representing all segments of
the high-tech industry, today released Cybercities 2008: An Overview of
the High-Technology Industry in the Nation's Top 60 Cities. This
detailed report tracks trends in high-tech employment, wages,
establishments, payroll, employment concentration, and wage differential at
the metropolitan level.
Indianapolis’ high-tech industry employs a total of 28,500, a two percent
increase from the previous year, according to the most current metropolitan
data available. These jobs are high paying, with the average tech worker in
Indianapolis earning $63,900 in 2006 or 54 percent more than the average
private sector wage.
Computer systems design and related services was the largest high-tech
industry sector in Indianapolis with 7,200 jobs in 2006, an increase of 400
from the previous year. Telecommunications services was the second leading
industry sector in Indianapolis, with 6,200 employees.
“The high-tech industry in Indianapolis has seen four straight years of
growth and expansion,” said Dr. Donald Brown, CEO of Indianapolis-based
Interactive Intelligence, Inc. “This significant growth can be attributed to
our strong education in the K-12 system – math scores for our K-12 students
are above average. However, in order for this positive trend to continue, we
must demand the same excellence from our science education. Emphasizing math
and science education together at a young age will greatly prepare our
workforce for the tech jobs of tomorrow.”
Cybercities 2008 shows that the top five
cybercities by high-tech employment in 2006 were the New York Metro Area,
Washington, DC, San Jose/Silicon Valley, Boston, and Dallas-Fort Worth. The
nation’s highest tech industry concentration was in San Jose/Silicon Valley,
where more than one in four private sector workers were employed by the tech
industry. Seattle saw the largest tech industry employment growth, adding
7,800 jobs in 2006.
Later this summer, AeA will release Trade in
the Cyberstates 2008: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International
Trade. That report will look at the most recent data on high-tech
exports from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
AeA members can purchase Cybercities 2008
for $125; non-members for $250. Visit
www.aeanet.org/cybercities
to download the report, or call 408.987.4200.
What Does High Tech Mean for Indianapolis?
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128,500 high-tech workers in 2006 (41st ranked
cybercity)
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500 jobs gained between 2005 and 2006 (38th
ranked cybercity)
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High-tech firms employed 39 of every 1,000
private sector workers in 2006 (54th ranked cybercity)
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High-tech workers earned an average wage of
$63,900 (54th ranked cybercity), or 54 percent more than Indianapolis’s
average private sector wage
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A high-tech payroll of $1.8 billion in 2006
(44th ranked cybercity)
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1,900 high-tech establishments in 2006 (35th
ranked cybercity)
Indianapolis’s National Industry Sector Rankings:
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31st in telecommunications services employment
with 6,200 jobs
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37th in computer systems design and related
services employment with 7,200 jobs
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38th in engineering services employment with
5,300 jobs
Notes:
Indianapolis = Indiana Counties: Boone, Brown, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks,
Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam, and Shelby.
Data are for 2006 unless otherwise noted.
2006 data are the most current available for employment, wages, payroll,
establishments, and industry sector jobs.
Source: Cybercities 2008
Published by AeA, Advancing the Business of Technology (www.aeanet.org)
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