Deltona/Daytona Beach Tech Industry Totals 3,300 Jobs
Tech Wages Pay 56 Percent More than the Area’s Average Private Sector Wage

Orlando, FL (September 25, 2007) – AeA, the nation’s largest trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry, today released Florida Cybercities 2007. The report provides a comprehensive review of the high-tech industry statewide and in the 10 largest metropolitan areas by high-tech employment, wages, payroll, and establishments.

Deltona/Daytona Beach is the state's 10th largest technology hub, with 3,300 tech industry workers in 2005, the most current metropolitan data available. These workers are paid an average annual wage of $44,800 – 56 percent more than the average private sector wage in the region. Deltona/Daytona Beach leads Florida’s cybercities with a six percent increase in annual wages from 2004 to 2005. Deltona’s tech industry lost 600 net jobs in 2005. High-tech firms employ 24 out of 1,000 private sector workers in Deltona/Daytona Beach.

Deltona/Daytona Beach's leading high-tech industry sectors are telecommunications services, computer systems design and related services, and engineering services. Employment in telecommunications services and in engineering services remained unchanged from 2004 to 2005. However, the computer systems design and related services sector lost 200 net jobs in 2005.

"This report provides both good news and bad news for Volusia County," said Maryann Fiala, Executive Director of AeA's Florida Council. "The good news is that wages in the area's tech industry are on the rise – up six percent in 2005. But in that same year we lost 600 tech jobs. This happened after several years of steady employment in our tech industry. Local leaders need to take heed of these trends and work to attract tech companies to the area. Much of the rest of the state is experiencing rapid tech employment growth. It is in the County's best economic interest to determine and follow a course of action to reverse the trend." 

Florida's statewide high-tech industry employment added 10,900 net jobs, or by four percent, for a tech industry total of 276,400 jobs in 2005, the most current state data available. This makes Florida the 4th ranked cyberstate by tech industry employment and the 2nd fastest growing cyberstate in 2005. Geographically, Florida's tech industry is diffused across the state.

Florida Cybercities 2007 is directly comparable to AeA's annual Cyberstates report. Released in April, Cyberstates 2007 provides a comprehensive review of the high-technology industry at the national and state-by-state level.

AeA members can purchase Florida Cybercities 2007 for $45; non-members for $90. Please visit www.aeanet.org/FLcybercities to download the report, or call 408.987.4200.

What Does High Tech Mean for Deltona?

• 3,300 high-tech workers (10th ranked Florida cybercity)

• 600 net job loss between 2004 and 2005

• High-tech firms employed 24 of every 1,000 private sector workers in 2005, ranked 9th statewide

• High-tech workers earned an average wage of $44,800 (10th ranked), or 56 percent more than Deltona/Daytona Beach's average private sector wage

• A high-tech payroll of $150 million in 2005, ranked 10th statewide

• 300 high-tech establishments in 2005, ranked 9th statewide

What Does High Tech Mean for Deltona's Tech Sectors?

• 1,200 jobs in the telecommunications services sector in 2005, unchanged from 2004 to 2005

• 500 jobs in the computer systems design and related services sector, a net loss of 200 from 2004 to 2005

• 400 jobs in the engineering services sector in 2005, unchanged from 2004 to 2005

Source: Florida Cybercities 2007

Data are for 2005 unless otherwise noted.

2005 data are the most current for state employment, wages, payroll, establishments, and industry sector jobs.

Data throughout this press release are rounded.

Published by AeA, Advancing the Business of Technology (www.aeanet.org)

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