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et InformarkonatiLaborMFloridaInformation Technology IndustryLabor Market Industry Profile30.8%Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics CenterPrepared May 2007
FloridaInformation Technology Industry The information technology industry includes the following manufacturing sectors: officemachinery; photographic and photocopying equipment; computer and peripheralequipment; audio and video equipment; search, detection, navigation; automaticenvironmental control; totalizing fluid meter and counting device; instruments formeasuring electricity; instruments for controlling industrial process variables; magneticmedia and reproducing; relay and industrial control; wire devices; optical instrument andlens; digital printing; semiconductors; communication equipment; switchgear andswitchboard apparatus; and fiber optic cable. Non-manufacturing sectors included are:internet services providers; data processing; computer systems designs; computerfacilities management services; engineering services; computer training; computer andoffice machine repair; testing laboratories, software publishers; custom computerprogramming; and telecommunications. The information technology industry sector had 21,027 establishments in September2006 with employment of 218,238, down 1,227 jobs from September 2005, with themajority of the losses found in wired telecommunication carriers (-3,668 jobs, -11.0percent) and internet service providers (-1,619 jobs, -33.6 percent). The losses in theseindustries were offset by gains in the computer systems design services industry ( 1,817jobs, 8.6 percent).Information Technology EmploymentJanuary 2001 - September 06May-06Jul-06Sep-06180,000Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesProgram (QCEW). The largest industries in information technology in September 2006 were wiredtelecommunication carriers (33,340 jobs); custom computer programming services(27,326 jobs); computer systems design services (21,232 jobs); and data processingand related services (19,072 jobs). These four industries make up 46.3 percent of theinformation technology employment.
The 2005 annual average wage for workers in the information technology industry was 60,835, exceeding the state’s total annual average wage of 36,804 by 65 percent.Annual Average Wage for 2004 and 2005Total All Industries Versus Information Technology 70,000 58,482 60,835 60,000 50,000 35,159 36,804 40,000Total AllIndustries 30,000 20,000InformationTechnology 10,000 020042005Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesProgram (QCEW). Florida employers in information technology occupations are concentrated along thecoast and central parts of the state. Employment in the information technology industry is concentrated in the southeast,central, and northeast parts of the state. These counties include: Brevard, Broward,Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, and Pinellas. Occupations with the most employment in the information technology industry are:customer service representatives; computer support specialists; computer softwareengineers, systems software; and computer software engineers, applications. Together,these four occupations account for approximately 20 percent of the employment in thisindustry.2
Information Technology EmploymentEscambiaSanta onFort Walton nGulfWakullaFranklinPanama uaDixieJacksonvilleSt. JohnsPutnamDaytona lasHillsboroughPinellas ParkManateeLegendOtherLess than 1,5001,500 - 4,999ConfidentialNaples5,000 - 11,99950Palm Beach 100West Palm BeachBrowardCollierMonroe12,000 St. LucieHendryFort MyersFort PierceMartinGladesLeeFlorida CitiesOkeechobeeDeSotoCharlotteEmployment0Indian DadeMiami200 MilesSource: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Quartery Census of Employment and Wages, 2006.Q3, prepared May 2007.Prepared by: Labor Market Statistics Center.3
Information Technology Establishments by LocationEscambiaSanta onBayFort Walton BeachPensacolaLeonCalhounLibertyBayPanama aSt. JohnsPutnamDaytona lasHillsboroughPinellas ParkIndian RiverHardeeDeSotoCharlotteLocationsLess than 60OtherInformation and Technology Locations60 - 299300 - 649650 - 1,3991,400 50NaplesPalm Beach100West Palm BeachBrowardCollierMonroe St. LucieHendryFort MyersFort PierceMartinGladesLeeFlorida bourneBrevardMiami-DadeMiami200 MilesSource: 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 almost 43percent of the jobs in information technology industry.Information Technology IndustryFlorida StatewideOccupation TitleCustomer Service RepresentativesComputer Support SpecialistsComputer Software Engineers, Systems SoftwareComputer Software Engineers, ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Equipment AssemblersComputer Systems AnalystsComputer ProgrammersTelecommunications Equipment Installers and RepairersOffice Clerks, GeneralBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksElectrical and Electronic Engineering TechniciansPrinting Machine OperatorsSales Reps., Wholesale and Manufacturing, OtherTelecommunications Line Installers and RepairersExecutive Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsEmployment20062014% of2006Annual Change Industry AverageTotal Percent rainingRequirementPostsecondary VocationalPostsecondary VocationalBachelor's DegreeAssociate's DegreePostsecondary VocationalAssociate's DegreePostsecondary VocationalPostsecondary VocationalHigh School DiplomaAssociate's DegreeAssociate's DegreePostsecondary VocationalPostsecondary VocationalPostsecondary VocationalPostsecondary VocationalSource: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, 2006 wage data, Forecast to 2014. Customer service representative is the largest occupation within the informationtechnology industry with an average wage of 28,122 annually at 13.52 perhour. One of the fifteen largest occupations, electrical and electronic equipment assemblers, isprojected to lose 864 jobs between the years 2006 to 2014. Average hourly wages among the fifteen largest information technology industryoccupations range from a high of 38.25 for computer software engineering, systemssoftware to a low of 11.36 for general office clerks. The highest paying occupations are engineers: computer software engineering, systemssoftware ( 38.25 per hour) and computer software engineering, application ( 38.20 perhour). Higher wages are found in occupations with greater training requirements. Fourteen ofthe fifteen largest information technology occupations require additional certificationbeyond a high school diploma, such as some postsecondary vocational certification(s),an associate’s degree, or a bachelor’s degree.5
occupations range from a high of 38.25 for computer software engineering, systems software to a low of 11.36 for general office clerks. The highest paying occupations are engineers: computer software engineering, systems software ( 38.25 per hour) and computer software engineering, application ( 38.20 per hour).
