Key Industry Sectors Driving Regional Prosperity and Growth in San Diego and Imperial Counties

Sector vs. Occupational Cluster Sales and related occ. Office and admin support Other occ. clusters Industry Sector

Step 1. Literature Review

Literature review includes 1. Imperial County Workforce Development Office 2. San Diego Workforce Partnership 3. San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges 4. Center of Excellence, San Diego and Imperial Counties 5. Imperial County EDC 6. San Diego Regional EDC 7. South County Economic Development Council 8. East County EDC 9. North County EDC 10. Chambers of Commerce

Step 2. Define industry sectors by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes

Advanced Manufacturing 1. Manufacturing 2. Apparel Manufacturing 3. Specialized Manufacturing/Assembly 4. Maquiladoras 5. Innovation and Specialized Manufacturing 6. Advanced Precision Manufacturing

Life Sciences 1. Life Sciences/Biotechnology 2. Biomedical Devices and Products 3. Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals 4. Biotech & Medical Devices 5. Biomedical Devices and Products 6. Biomedical Products 7. Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals 8. Biotech & Pharmaceuticals

Health Care 1. Healthcare 2. Health Care and Social Assistance 3. Medical and Medical Support 4. Specialized Health Care

Clean Energy 1. Cleantech 2. Energy 3. Energy Generation 4. Wind/Solar/Geothermal 5. Renewable Energy 6. Advanced Transportation

Information and Communication Technologies 1. ICT & Digital Media 2. Information and Communications Technology 3. Information and Communications Technologies 4. Electronics & Telecommunications 5. Software & Web Development 6. Computer and Electronics

Government 1. Defense 2. Uniformed Military 3. U.S. Navy 4. U.S. Marine Corps 5. Defense & Security Systems

Tourism 1. Entertainment and Hospitality 2. Leisure and Hospitality 3. Tourism 4. Hotels and Motels 5. Beaches and Bays 6. Amusement Parks & Museums 7. Connected Tourism 8. Travel and Hospitality Entertainment and Recreation

Less variation in names 1. Small Businesses/Professional and Business Services 2. Specialty Foods and Brews 3. Aerospace 4. Blue Economy or Maritime 5. Retail 6. Global Trade and Logistics 7. Agriculture 8. Sports and Active Lifestyle 9. Communication 10. Design and Creative 11. Education

Outcome 18 different industry sectors

Step 3. Analyze and confirm employment

Advanced Manufacturing Imperial County Metro or Central San Diego North County San Diego South County San Diego East County San Diego

Advanced Manufacturing

Health Care Imperial County Metro or Central San Diego North County San Diego South County San Diego East County San Diego

Health Care

Clean Energy Imperial County Metro or Central San Diego North County San Diego South County San Diego East County San Diego

Clean Energy

Life Sciences Imperial County Metro or Central San Diego North County San Diego South County San Diego East County San Diego

Life Sciences

Education Imperial County Metro or Central San Diego North County San Diego South County San Diego East County San Diego

Education

Step 4. Compare across sectors

Ranking Most Number of Jobs in 2015 1. Government 2. Tourism, Entertainment and Hospitality 3. Health Care 4. Small Businesses 5. Blue Economy 6. Retail 7. Global Trade and Logistics 8. ICT 9. Life Sciences 10. Clean Energy

Ranking Greatest Absolute Growth 1. Health Care 2. Tourism, Entertainment and Hospitality 3. Blue Economy 4. Global Trade and Logistics 5. Retail 6. Clean Energy 7. ICT 8. Advanced Manufacturing 9. Small Businesses 10. Life Sciences

Ranking Greatest % Growth 2010-15 1. Health Care 2. Design and Creative 3. Tourism, Entertainment and Hospitality 4. Education 5. Clean Energy 6. Blue Economy 7. Global Trade and Logistics 8. Specialty Foods and Brews 9. Advanced Manufacturing 10. Retail

Ranking Average Earnings 1. Aerospace 2. Life Sciences 3. Small Businesses 4. Publishing and Marketing or Communications 5. Information Communication Technologies 6. Advanced Manufacturing 7. Clean Energy 8. Advanced Transportation 9. Government 10. Sports and Active Lifestyle

Ranking Number of Establishments 1. Health Care 2. Small Businesses 3. Blue Economy 4. Clean Energy 5. Retail 6. Tourism, Entertainment and Hospitality 7. Global Trade and Logistics 8. Sports and Active Lifestyle 9. Advanced Manufacturing 10. Life Sciences

Methodology Step 1. Literature review Step 2. Define industry sectors by NAICS Step 3. Analyze employment growth in sectors throughout San Diego County, its four subregions and Imperial County Step 4. Compare across sectors for: Greatest employment Greatest absolute growth Greatest % growth Average earnings Number of establishments

Top 10 # Jobs in 2015 Top 10 % Growth Top 10 Absolute Growth Top 10 Average Earnings Top 10 # of Establishments Clean Energy X X X X X Health Care X X X X ICT X X X X Small Biz X X X X Blue Economy X X X X Global Trade X X X X Tourism X X X X Adv Mfg X X X X Retail X X X X Life Sciences X X X X