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Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics CenterPrepared May 2007

FloridaBiotechnology Industry

Labor Market Industry Profile

Florida Biosciences Industry

• The biosciences industry includes the following sectors: medicinal and botanical

manufacturing; pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing; in-vitro diagnostic substance/biological product manufacturing; electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus manufacturing; analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing; irradiation apparatus manufacturing; and medical equipment and supplies manufacturing.

• The biosciences industry sector had 486 establishments in September 2006 with

employment of 25,058, up 520 jobs from September 2005 with the majority of this gain found in surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing (+303 jobs, +7.1 percent) and laboratory apparatus and furniture manufacturing (+106 jobs, +18.1 percent). The gains in these industries were accompanied by losses in water transportation (-457 jobs, -3.7 percent).

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Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program (QCEW).

• The largest industries in biosciences in September 2006 were surgical and medical instrument manufacturing (7,738 jobs); surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing (4,278 jobs); and ophthalmic goods manufacturing (4,001 jobs). These three industries make up 63.9 percent of the biosciences employment.

• The 2005 annual average wage for workers in the biosciences industry was $50,891, exceeding the state’s total annual average wage of $36,804 by 38 percent.

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Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program (QCEW).

• Because the primary function of the biosciences industry is to manufacture pharmaceutical and medical instruments, seven of the fifteen largest occupations employed by this industry are production-related.

• Employment in the biosciences industry is concentrated in the southeast, central, and

northeast parts of the state.

• The 15 largest biosciences occupations comprise only about 41 percent of the employment in this industry, signifying a very diverse industry that employs a wide array of occupations in relatively small numbers.

• Among the 15 largest occupations, hourly wages ranged from a high of $36.41 for

electrical engineers to a low of $8.86 for packers and packagers, hand.

• Four of the fifteen largest occupations in this industry cluster have an average wage greater than $16.00 per hour.

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Miami

Tampa

Naples

Orlando

Melbourne

Pensacola

Fort Myers

Fort Pierce

Panama City

Tallahassee

Jacksonville

Pinellas Park

Daytona Beach

West Palm Beach

Fort Walton Beach

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Collier

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Brevard

Pasco

Alachua

Jackson

Highlands

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Monroe

Citrus

Baker

Martin

OkaloosaNassau

Santa Rosa

Madison

Hardee

Columbia

Manatee

Hillsborough

DeSoto

Sumter

Wakulla

Charlotte

Flagler

Calhoun

St. Johns

Okeechobee

Escambia

Jefferson

Suwannee

Franklin

Holmes

St. Lucie

Sarasota

Lafayette

HamiltonGadsdenWashington

Hernando

Gilchrist

Union

Indian River

Bradford

Seminole

Pinellas

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Biotech Employment

LegendEmployment

Less than 400400 - 1,1991,200 - 2,999More than 3,000

OtherFlorida CitiesNo EmploymentConfidential

®0 100 20050 Miles

Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Quartery Census of Employment and Wages, 2006.Q3, prepared May 2007.Prepared by: Labor Market Statistics Center.

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Miami

Tampa

Naples

Orlando

Melbourne

Pensacola

Fort Myers

Fort Pierce

Panama City

Tallahassee

Jacksonville

Pinellas Park

Daytona Beach

West Palm Beach

Fort Walton Beach

Polk

Collier

MarionLevy

Lake

Lee

Bay

Osceola

Palm Beach

Taylor

Volusia

Hendry

Miami-Dade

Walton

Duval

Clay

Dixie

Leon

Broward

Gulf

Glades

Orange

Liberty

Brevard

Pasco

Alachua

Jackson

Highlands

Putnam

Monroe

Citrus

Baker

Martin

OkaloosaNassau

Santa Rosa

Madison

Hardee

Columbia

Manatee

Hillsborough

DeSoto

Sumter

Wakulla

Charlotte

Flagler

Calhoun

St. Johns

Okeechobee

Escambia

Jefferson

Suwannee

Franklin

Holmes

St. Lucie

Sarasota

Lafayette

HamiltonGadsdenWashington

Hernando

Gilchrist

Union

Indian River

Bradford

Seminole

Pinellas

Bay

Biotech Establishments by Location

LegendLocations

Less than 55 - 1415 - 2930 - 5960 +

OtherFlorida CitiesBiotech Locations

®0 100 20050 Miles

Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, ALMIS Resource Center Employer Database, InfoUSA Inc., 2007, 2nd Edition, Prepared June 2007.4

• The fifteen largest occupations, listed in the table below, represent four out of ten (41.5 percent) jobs in the biotechnology industry.

100Florida Statewide

% of 2006Industry Average Training

Occupation Title 2006 2014 Total Percent Total Wage Requirement

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 2,919 2,536 -48 -1.64 7.18 11.89 Postsecondary VocationalTeam Assemblers 2,554 2,919 46 1.79 6.29 11.21 High School DiplomaInspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 1,498 1,555 7 0.48 3.69 15.73 High School DiplomaOphthalmic Laboratory Technicians 1,377 1,616 30 2.17 3.39 12.19 Postsecondary VocationalFirst-Line Superv. of Production and Operating Workers 1,085 1,185 13 1.15 2.67 24.81 Postsecondary VocationalElectrical Engineers 926 878 -6 -0.65 2.28 36.41 Bachelor's DegreeIndustrial Engineers 846 936 11 1.33 2.08 30.92 Bachelor's DegreeCustomer Service Representatives 802 901 12 1.54 1.97 13.52 Postsecondary VocationalMachinists 788 842 7 0.86 1.94 16.28 Postsecondary VocationalElectromechanical Equipment Assemblers 705 552 -19 -2.71 1.74 12.19 Postsecondary VocationalPackaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 694 809 14 2.07 1.71 10.97 Less than High SchoolPackers and Packagers, Hand 689 832 18 2.59 1.70 8.86 Less than High SchoolShipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 672 672 0 0.00 1.65 12.37 High School DiplomaStructural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 653 763 14 2.11 1.61 14.77 Postsecondary VocationalOffice Clerks, General 646 627 -2 -0.37 1.59 11.36 High School Diploma

Employment Annual Change

Biotechnology Industry

Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, 2006 wage data, Forecast to 2014.

• Electrical and electronic equipment assembler is the largest occupation within the biotechnology industry, with an average wage of $24,730 annually or $11.89 per hour.

• Among the top fifteen occupations in biotechnology, 10 are expected to record

job gains. Four of the largest fifteen biotechnology occupations are expected to lose jobs over the next seven years (2006-2014)

• Packers and packagers, hand and ophthalmic laboratory technicians have been

predicted to be two of the fastest growing occupations in the biotechnology industry with projected annual growth rates of 2.59 percent and 2.17 percent, respectively.

• The average hourly wages ranges from a high of $36.41 for electrical engineers

to a low of $8.86 for hand packers and packagers.

• The highest paying occupations in the biotechnology industry are engineers and include: electrical engineers ($36.41 per hour) and industrial engineers ($30.92 per hour).

• Higher wages are found in occupations with greater training requirements. Nine

of the top fifteen occupations in the biotechnology industry require some type of postsecondary training.

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