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2007 Metro Ranks

Philadelphia, PA (MD) - USA
2007 Rank: 11
2003 Rank: 13
Industry NAICS Wages
(US$)
Share of North American
Wages
Employment Location
Quotient
Share of North American
Employment
Tech Pole
Scores
Rank
Total High Tech TOTHT 13,361,760,000 1.92% 145,394 1.3 1.63% 14.4 11
Telecommunications 517 1,073,379,000 1.43% 14,184 1.0 1.21% 17.7 20
Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals 518 447,537,000 1.41% 4,835 1.3 1.7% 1.95 26
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 3254 1,766,201,000 5.97% 16,850 4.1 5.17% 25.07 7
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 3333 112,069,000 1.63% 1,952 1.3 1.69% 1.57 22
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 3341 163,721,000 0.69% 2,140 0.9 1.1% 0.17 43
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 3342 76,693,000 0.62% 1,796 0.9 1.17% 1.13 41
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing 3343 8,288,000 0.41% 656 1.6 1.99% 3.14 31
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 3344 154,034,000 0.44% 2,211 0.4 0.48% 0.08 87
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 3345 412,015,000 1.09% 4,693 0.8 1.0% 3.07 42
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media 3346 178,908,000 5.93% 1,224 2.2 2.83% 3.99 10
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 3364 558,022,000 1.35% 6,976 1.0 1.32% 0.52 26
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 3391 241,738,000 1.32% 4,434 1.1 1.37% 7.58 31
Software Publishers 5112 217,864,000 0.71% 2,092 0.6 0.74% 0.14 42
Motion Picture and Video Industries 5121 107,642,000 0.51% 2,348 0.5 0.61% 0.06 38
Other Information Services 5191 54,705,000 1.6% 1,877 1.0 1.24% 1.77 17
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 5413 1,231,034,000 1.06% 20,458 1.0 1.28% 11.81 27
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 5415 3,514,732,000 2.6% 29,061 1.5 1.94% 6.97 13
Scientific Research and Development Services 5417 2,589,159,000 4.36% 22,166 2.8 3.49% 30.1 8
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 6215 454,021,000 3.69% 5,443 1.8 2.3% 41.6 6
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