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Computer & Electronics Manufacturing
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Computer and electronics manufacturing plays a vital role in San Diego’s regional economy through production of essential components for other industry clusters. Companies like Sanyo, Sony, Hewlett-Packard and Cymer thrive in San Diego due to the depth of business and workforce talent. World-class university research programs and a network of support entities are committed to nurturing technology companies.
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| COMPUTER & ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING WAGE DATA (Medians) |
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| SALES ENGINEER |
$76,877 |
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| ELECTRICAL ENGINEER |
$78,603 |
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| COMPUTER SCIENTIST/RESEARCH |
$90,646 |
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| COMPUTER HARDWARE ENGINEER |
$83,658 |
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| SYSTEMS ANALYST |
$71,594 |
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| ELECTRONIC ENG. TECHNICIAN |
$48,984 |
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| ASSEMBLER/FABRICATOR |
$22,984 |
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| Source: California Employment Development Dept., 2006 |
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Facts-at-a-Glance
With approximately 340 firms in San Diego, the computer and electronics manufacturing cluster employs 30,524 people.
InfoUSA, 2006; San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2005
On a per capita basis in 2004 and 2005, San Diego County received 60% more electronics industry venture capital than Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties combined.
PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree™ Survey, 2006; California Dept. of Finance, 2006
Employment in computer and mathematics occupations is projected to grow 31.8% between the years 2002 and 2012.
California Employment Development Dept., 2006
The computer and electronics manufacturing cluster is a $9.2 billion cog in San Diego County’s annual economy.
San Diego Association of Governments, 2005
Rich with Resources
The City of San Diego Science & Technology Commission -
purpose is to advise the Mayor and Council on policy and issues shaping this dynamic and exciting frontier, and advise on continued investment in our region.
http://www.sandiego.gov/science-tech/
San Diego Supercomputer Center -
one of the nation's two public research supercomputers calls this region home. With a staff of more than 100 scientists, software developers, and research support personnel, the Center has served more than 10,200 researchers.
http://www.sdsc.edu/
UCSD, SDSU, USD -
The region's colleges and universities have excellent engineering programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. University of California, San Diego, San Diego State University and University of San Diego are ranked among the top engineering schools in the U.S.
http://www.ucsd.edu,
http://www.sdsu.edu,
http://www.sandiego.edu
American Electronics Association/San Diego Council (AeA) -
supports innovators from every sector of the technology industry, providing companies with smarter, more effective and efficient ways to do business, as well as acting as public-policy advocates.
http://www.aeanet.org/AeACouncils/SDCouncilStart.asp
CONNECT -
globally recognized organization that fosters entrepreneurship in the San Diego region by catalyzing, accelerating, and supporting the growth of the most promising technology and life sciences businesses.
http://www.connect.org
San Diego Venture Group -
non-profit business organization whose mission is to provide an informal atmosphere that fosters ideas on how to form, fund and build new ventures.
http://www.sdvg.org
Other Resources:
Cal-IT2
National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure
San Diego Regional Technology Alliance
San Diego Telecom Council
San Diego Workforce Partnership
Updated 7/04
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