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Office of the Governor | Economic Development & Tourism | 2012

INTRODUCTION Contents
Biotech & Life Sciences Information & Electronics Professional & Financial Services Aerospace & Aviation 1 4 8 12 Industrial Manufacturing Petroleum & Chemical Products Logistics & Transportation Food & Beverage Processing 14 18 20 22

Where are Key Texas Industries Concentrated?

Across the diverse geography of Texas, each region specializes in its own unique array of advanced industries, where specific infrastructure and know-how have developed over years of growth. Examining more than 40 advanced business sectors, this report identifies the Workforce Development regions of Texas where each industry is most highly concentrated. Using this approach, businesses can identify the regions with the largest concentrations of workers in a given sector. An existing cluster of firms in a particular industry leads to the creation and maintenance of a trained labor force from which other businesses can draw. As a result, regions in Texas with specific labor pools continue to attract new expansions and relocations in those same sectors. This reports industrial concentration assessment, also called location quotient analysis, comes from Q4 2010 Texas Workforce Commission data. The analysis compares the portion of a Texas regions workforce employed in a certain sector to the portion of the entire U.S. workforce employed in that sector. The comparison provides a ratio that measures how intensively a certain region is specialized in a particular industry, and ranks it as moderate, above average, or high. This report focuses on a selection of advanced sectors that are key to the states future economic growth, such as life sciences, IT, and aerospace. The regions highlighted in this report do not represent the only areas in Texas where a relevant labor force can be found, but rather, represent the areas of the state with the greatest concentrations of employment in these given industries.

Key
Moderate Above Average High
Regional concentration is similar to the national average for that industry Regional concentration is 20% to 99% above the national average for that industry Regional concentration is double the national average for that industry, or more

B I OT E C H & L I F E S C I E N C E S
Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing
North Central Region
Medical Equipment Mfg.

Dallas County
Ophthalmic Goods Mfg.

East Texas
Surgical Instrument Mfg.

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Concho Valley
Medical Supplies Mfg.

Capital Region Alamo Region

Surgical Appliance Mfg.

Medical Equipment Mfg.

Related workforce: Machinery Mfg.(pg. 14-16)

Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing

Tarrant County
Consumable Pharmaceuticals Mfg.

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Related workforce: Chemical Mfg., pg. 18

Alamo Region
Consumable Pharmaceuticals Mfg.

Capital Region
Biological Product Mfg. Consumable Pharmaceuticals Mfg.

BIOTECH & LIFE SCIENCES

Specialized Hospitals

East Texas

This sector provides treatment to inpatients with specific types of diseases or medical conditions and does not provide general emergency or surgical care

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Alamo Region

Gulf Region

Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories

Dallas County
Diagnostic Imaging Blood, Pathology & Other Labs

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Capital Region

Blood, Pathology & Other Labs

Alamo Region
Diagnostic Imaging Blood, Pathology & Other Labs

BIOTECH & LIFE SCIENCES

Scientific Research and Development Services

This sector conducts original investigation in the fields of biotechnology, medicine, physical science, engineering, social science, etc.

Brazos Valley Region

Physical & Engineering R&D

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Alamo Region

Physical & Engineering R&D

Capital Region
Biotechnology R&D Physical & Engineering R&D

I N F O R M AT I O N & E L EC T R O N I C S
Semiconductors and Electronic Components
North Central Region North Central Region
Real Estate Credit Semiconductors/Related Devices Bare Printed Circuit Boards

Texoma Region

Dallas County
Semiconductors/Related Devices Bare Printed Circuit Boards

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Capital Region

Semiconductors/Related Devices Printed Circuit Assemblies

Computers and Peripherals Manufacturing

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Electronic Computer Mfg.

Capital Region
Electronic Computer Mfg.

INFORMATION & ELECTRONICS

Electronic Instrument Manufacturing

North Central Region

Electronic Instruments

Dallas County
Search & Navigation Instruments

Heart of Texas
Search & Navigation Instruments

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Related workforce: Aerospace Mfg. (pg. 12)

Capital Region
Industrial Process Instruments Electricity Testing Instruments

Communications Equipment Manufacturing

North Central Region

Wireless Communications Equip. Telecommunications Equip.

Dallas County
Telecommunications Equip. Alarm & Security Systems

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region Capital Region

INFORMATION & ELECTRONICS

Data Management, Hosting, and Related Services

Dallas/Fort Worth
Data Management

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Alamo Region

Hosting

Capital Region

Software Publishing

North Central Region Dallas County

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Capital Region

INFORMATION & ELECTRONICS

Internet Publishing and Web Search Portals

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Capital Region

Internet Publishing

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

North Central Region

Computer Systems Design

Dallas County
Computer Facilities Mgmt. Computer Systems Design

Central Texas
Custom Programming Services
This sector provides customized software and hardware integration, customized software installation, onsite IT and data facility management, and other computerrelated services

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Computer Systems Design

Capital Region
Custom Programming Services Computer Systems Design 7

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Architectural and Engineering Services
Dallas/Fort Worth
Architecture & Drafting Testing Laboratories

Central Texas
Engineering Services

Permian Basin
Geophysical Surveying

Southeast Texas
Engineering Services

Gulf Region Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Engineering Services Geophysical Surveying

Capital Region
Architecture Surveying & Mapping

Legal Services
Dallas County
Offices of Lawyers Title Abstract & Settlement

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Capital Region

Offices of Lawyers Patent Agent & Paralegal Services

FINANCIAL SERVICES
Credit and Consumer Lending
North Central Region
Real Estate Credit

Dallas/Fort Worth
Real Estate Credit Consumer Lending Sales Financing Credit Card Issuing

Central Texas
Secondary Market Financing

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Capital Region

Sales Financing

Security and Commodity Dealing

Tarrant County
Securities Brokerage

Dallas County
Investment Banking Securities Brokerage Commodity Contracts

Gulf Region Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Commodity Contracts

FINANCIAL SERVICES
Panhandle

Other Financial Investment Services

Specialized Investors

Dallas County
Portfolio Management Investment Advice Specialized Investors

This sector includes financial planning, portfolio management, mineral royalty and lease brokerage, venture capital firms, and other services

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Alamo Region

Portfolio Management Specialized Investors

Gulf Region
Portfolio Management

Capital Region
Investment Advice Specialized Investors

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Dallas/Fort Worth
Insurance Funds Trusts, Estates, etc.

This sector pools securities or other assets on behalf of employee benefit groups or other shareholders. This includes pension funds, mutual funds, and others

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Alamo Region

Mutual Funds

Gulf Region
Mutual Funds

Capital Region
Pension Funds

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

Insurance Carriers

West Central Texas

Life Insurance

Dallas County
Property Insurance Life Insurance Health Insurance

Heart of Texas
Life Insurance Property Insurance

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Alamo Region

Property Insurance

Accounting Services

North Central Region

Payroll Services

Dallas County
Certified Public Accountants Payroll Services

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Certified Public Accountants

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A E R O S PA C E & AV I AT I O N
Panhandle

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

Aircraft Mfg.

North Texas
Aircraft Engines

Tarrant County
Aircraft Mfg.

Dallas County
Aircraft Parts

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Related workforce: Electronic Instrument Mfg. (pg. 5)

Austin Metro Region

Aircraft Engines & Parts Other Aircraft Parts

Alamo Region
Aircraft Mfg. Aircraft Engines & Parts

Scheduled Air Transportation

Dallas/Fort Worth
Passenger Air Transportation

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Passenger Air Transportation

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AEROSPACE & AVIATION

Support Activities for Air Transportation

North Texas
Aircraft Maintenance & Repair

Tarrant County
Airport Operations Aircraft Maintenance & Repair

Central Texas
Aircraft Maintenance & Repair

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Middle Rio Grande

Aircraft Maintenance & Repair

Gulf Region
Airport Operations Aircraft Maintenance & Repair

Alamo Region
Aircraft Maintenance & Re-

Coastal Bend Region

Aircraft Maintenance & Repair

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I N D U S T R I A L M A N U FA C T U R I N G
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Dallas/Fort Worth
Light Trucks Heavy Duty Trucks

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Alamo Region

Light Trucks

Gulf Region
Heavy Duty Trucks

Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

Tarrant County
Motor Vehicle Electrical Equipment Motor Vehicle Interiors Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning

Upper Rio Grande

Motor Vehicle Electrical Equipment

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Alamo Region
Motor Vehicle Interiors Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping

Cameron County
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INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING

Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing

North Central Region

Truck Trailers

Northeast Texas
Truck Trailers Travel Trailers & Campers

Heart of Texas
Truck Trailers

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Panhandle

Agricultural, Mining, and Construction Machinery

Farm Machinery

East Texas
Oil & Gas Field Equipment

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Oil & Gas Field Equipment

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INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

South Plains
Pumping Equipment

Tarrant County
Power Transmissions Conveyor Systems

Permian Basin Region

Air & Gas Compressors

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Pumps & Compressors Turbines

Capital Region
Semiconductor Machinery

HVAC and Refrigeration Equip. Manufacturing

Dallas/Fort Worth
Air Conditioning Equipment Air Purification Equipment Industrial Fans and Blowers

East Texas
Air Conditioning Equipment

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Alamo Region

Air Conditioning Equipment

Gulf Region
Air Conditioning Equipment

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INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING

Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing

West Central Texas

Fabricated Structural Metals

Dallas/Fort Worth
Windows, Doors & Sheet Metal Plate Work & Structural Metals

Brazos Valley
Windows & Doors

Southeast Texas
Architectural Metals

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Plate Work & Structural Metals Sheet Metal Work

Panhandle

Other Fabricated Metals Manufacturing

Fabricated Metals

Northeast Texas
Fabricated Pipe Ammunition

Deep East Texas

Metal Valves

Upper Rio Grande

Southeast Texas Concentration Moderate Above Average High Gulf Region

Metal Valves Fabricated Pipe Metal Valves Fabricated Pipe

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PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

Petroleum Product Manufacturing

East Texas
Petroleum Refining

Permian Basin
Petroleum Refining

Southeast Texas
Petroleum Refining

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Petroleum Refining Lubrication Oil Mfg.

Coastal Bend Region

Petroleum Refining

Chemical Manufacturing

Panhandle
Carbon Black Mfg. Organic Chemicals

North Central Region

Explosives Other Chemicals

East Texas
Basic Chemicals

Southeast Texas
Petrochemicals

Concentration Moderate Above Average High Coastal Bend Region

Petrochemicals Synthetic Pigments 18

Gulf Region
Petrochemicals Alkalies & Chlorine Organic Chemicals

Golden Crescent Region

Organic Chemicals
Related workforce: Pharmaceuticals Mfg. (pg. 1)

PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

Plastics Manufacturing

Texoma Region North Texas

Plastic Pipes Plastic Packaging & Film Plastic Pipes

North Central Texas

Plastic Packaging & Film Foam Products

East Texas
Plastic Packaging & Film

Central Texas
Laminates Foam Products

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Plastic Pipes Foam Products

Golden Crescent Region

Plastic Packaging & Film

Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing

North Central Region

Paints & Coatings

Dallas/Fort Worth
Paints & Coatings Adhesives

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Paints & Coatings Adhesives

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LO G I S I TC S & T R A N S P O R TAT I O N
Freight Transportation Arrangement

Tarrant County
Freight Forwarders

Upper Rio Grande

Freight Forwarders

Concentration Moderate Above Average High South Texas/ Middle Rio Grande
Freight Forwarders

Gulf Region
Marine Shipping Agents Freight Forwarders

Rio Grande Valley

Freight Forwarders

Water Transportation

Southeast Texas
Navigational Services

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Marine Cargo Handling Navigational Services Deep Sea Freight Transport Inland Water Transport

Cameron County
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LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION

Rail Transportation Support Services

Tarrant County
Rail Cargo Transfer

East Texas
Rail Car Maintenance

Southeast Texas
Rail Car Maintenance

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Rail Cargo Transfer Rail Car Maintenance

Process, Distribution and Logistics Consulting

Tarrant County North Central Region

Upper Rio Grande

Concentration Moderate Above Average High South Texas

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FOOD & BEVERAGE PROCESSING

Food Manufacturing
Panhandle/South Plains
Meat Processing

Dallas/Fort Worth
Snack Foods Seasonings & Dressings Frozen Foods

Northeast Texas
Meat Processing Canned Fruit/Vegetables

Heart of Texas
Poultry Processing

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Concho Valley
Meat Processing

Gulf Region
Fresh & Frozen Seafood

Alamo Region
Baked Goods

Coastal Bend Region Lower Rio Grande

Fruit/Vegetable Processing Baked Goods

Beverage Manufacturing

Tarrant County West Central Texas

Soft Drinks Breweries Soft Drinks

Dallas County
Soft Drinks

Upper Rio Grande

Soft Drinks

Concentration Moderate Above Average High

Gulf Region
Soft Drinks Breweries

Alamo Region
Soft Drinks

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Sources
Texas Workforce Commission www.tracer2.com U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics www.bls.gov

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