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INDUSTRY | HIGH TECH

High Tech Manufacturing

Information Services Professional & Technical Services

Aerospace Engineers

3,117 | $55.48

Computer Hardware Engineers

760 | $51.40

Electrical Engineers

5,319 | $47.19

Mechanical Engineers

5,588 | $43.63

Industrial Engineering Technicians

1,605 | $31.34

Semiconductor Processors

2,183 | $18.31

Source: 2019.4 – QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed

Industry

Basic Chemical Manufacturing 67 2,109

Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 57 4,477

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 233 6,268

Scientific Research and Development Services 331 4,938

Sub-total 688 17,792

Industry

Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing 9 196

Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing 12 288

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 473 42,728

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 104 33,383

Sub-total 598 76,595

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Bio Sciences & Medical Technology

Industry

Software Publishers 346 9,200

Telecommunications 857 36,208

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 435 14,030

Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

231 2,472

Sub-total 61,910

Industry

Engineering Services 1,322 22,610

Testing Laboratories 180 2,728

Computer Training 48 356

Computer Systems Design and Related Services 7,106 80,217

Sub-total 8,656 105,911

Total for all sectors 11,811 262,208

Number of High-tech Industry Businesses

1 25 88

Number of Advanced Services Businesses

1 60 760

1,869

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INDUSTRY | HIGH TECH

High TechIn 1958, Dallas led the nation into the new era of information and communication technologies with Nobel Laureate Jack Kilby’s invention of the microchip at Texas Instruments. This invention spurred the development of laptop computers, smartphones, and space travel.

The DFW technology industry encompasses four general categories: manufacturing, information services, professional technical services, and bio-life sciences. The region’s activity in key emerging technologies such as next generation wireless and broadband communications, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality, as well as medical, bio, and life sciences, is gaining national recognition.

The 7th Largest Concentration of High-Tech Jobs in the U.S.2019 High-Tech Employment

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 488,960

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

360,466

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 357,137

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 264,639

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 259,191

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 253,540

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 242,180

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 230,152

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 228,663

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

204,815

Computer Systems Analysts

22,420 | $44.10

Software Developers,

Systems Software9,823 | $51.87

Computer Network Architects

5,432 | $56.46

Computer Network Support Specialists

7,222 | $38.25

Top Semiconductor & Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturers with Operations in DFWCreation Technologies [Plano]Maxim Integrated Products [Dallas, Irving]Qorvo [Richardson]Texas Instruments [Dallas, Plano, Richardson]

Top Fabless Semiconductor Companies with Operations in DFWDiodes Inc. [Plano]Micron Technology [Allen]Qorvo [Richardson]STMicroelectronics [Coppell]

Top Telecom Companies with Operations in DFWAlcatel-Lucent [Plano]AT&T [Dallas]BT Global Services [Dallas]Cisco Systems [Richardson]Ericsson [Plano]Frontier Communications [Allen]Fujitsu Network Communications [Richardson]GENBAND [Frisco]Goodman Networks [Plano]Huawei Technologies [Plano]Metro by T-Mobile [Richardson]NEC Corporation [Irving]Nokia North America [Plano, Coppell]Samsung Electronics America [Richardson, Coppell]Verizon Communications [Irving, Richardson]ZTE USA [Richardson]

Top Electronic Instrument Companies with Operations in DFWBAE Systems [Dallas, Fort Worth]Collins Aerospace [Richardson]Elbit Systems of America [Fort Worth]Emerson [McKinney]Garrett Electronics [Garland]Honeywell [Richardson]Leonardo DRS Technologies [Dallas]Megger Group [Dallas]Raytheon [McKinney, Dallas, Plano]Schneider Electric [Plano]

Top Computer Systems & Software Companies with Operations in DFWAccenture [Irving]Capgemini [Irving]Cognizant [Irving]DXC Technology [Irving]

HP Enterprise Services [Plano]IBM [Dallas]Infosys [Plano, Richardson]Intuit [Plano]L-3 Harris ComCept [Rockwall]Microsoft [Irving]NTT Data [Plano]Oracle [Dallas, Irving]RealPage [Richardson]SAP AG [Plano]Siemens PLM Software [Plano]TEKsystems [Irving]Trend Micro NA [Irving]Xerox [Dallas]

Top Cloud Services & Data Center Companies with Operations in DFWADP [Dallas]Amazon [Dallas]AT&T [Dallas]Atos [Irving]Cisco Systems [Allen, Richardson]Comparex USA [Dallas]CyrusOne [Carrollton, Dallas]Equinix [Dallas]Facebook [Fort Worth]Fujitsu Ltd. [Richardson]HP Enterprise Services [Plano]IBM [Dallas]Level 3 Communications [Dallas]Rackspace Hosting [Dallas]Raging Wire [Garland]SAVVIS (CenturyLink) [Dallas]SoftLayer [Dallas]T5 Data Centers [Plano]Verio (NTT Communications) [Dallas]Verizon Terremark [Irving]ViaWest [Plano]XO Communications [Dallas]

Top Online Services Companies with Operations in DFWAmazon [Dallas-Fort Worth]Facebook [Fort Worth]Hotels.com (Expedia Group) [Dallas]Match.com [Dallas]Sabre Holdings [Southlake]Thryv [Dallas]Travelocity (Expedia Group) [Dallas]

The Information Age Was Born in DFW

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