San Diego as Major Tech Hub !!!!!!

"We have been tracking San Diego's high-tech industry for quite some time and the industry remains strong. San Diego has nearly 100,000 tech workers who earn an average annual wage of $85,200, which is more than twice as much as the average private sector worker in San Diego, according to our California Cybercities 2006 report. With nearly 4,300 high-tech establishments, 1 out of every 10 private sectors workers are employed by a technology company, representing the second highest concentration of technology workers in the state, only Silicon Valley is higher. Given this, it is no surprise to us that San Diego ranks in the state's top five metropolitan areas by employment in 14 of the 16 high-tech industry sectors, and it is the state's industry leader in R&D and testing labs with over 25,000 employees and in consumer electronics manufacturing with 3,300 employees. "

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Matthew Kazmierczak
Vice President, Research and Industry Analysis
AeA, Advancing the Business of Technology