San Jose = #1 U.S. City for Manufacturing (Mfg) jobs !!!
San Jose = #1 U.S. City for Manufacturing (Mfg) jobs !!!
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Survey, SJ #1, Metrics, SCORE, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data of 5 largest cities = Jobs, Wages & Base from Protos to Assy. Industries: AeroSpace, SemiCon, Medical, etc. STEM Training or Degree,
All “Made in Amer”. Mfg critical to economy, Mfg also provides good, well-paying jobs that help support a healthy middle class of society.
In Silicon Valley where innovation, artificial intelligence (AI) and entrepreneurship reign, a recent study puts San Jose as a leader in the nation’s manufacturing market in 2025.
The survey by Equipment Supplier company ABM ranks San Jose as No. 1 for cities with the highest concentration of Manufacturing jobs in its workforce. The study bases its findings on key Metrics including total manufacturing employment, annual wages, manufacturing jobs as a percentage of the total workforce and employment growth rates.
It used U.S. Census Bureau & U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data to assess a city’s current and future planned manufacturing growth. The rankings are based on a 100-point (%) scoring system.
- San Jose scored a perfect 100,
- Tulsa, Oklahoma at 93.6%,
- Los Angeles at 93.19 %,
- Houston, Texas at 91.7 %
- Indianapolis, Indiana at 89.%.
San Jose’s score is based on the number of manufacturing jobs, wages & base (strong, mfg base. The city has 77,000 mfg jobs, accounting for 18% of the overall workforce, according to city data — and pays employees an average of $79,300 a year.
In Silicon Valley, the manufacturing industry largely consists of electronics, renewable energy, machining and high-tech advanced manufacturing.
ARM also said, “San Jose is a leader in prototyping and advanced manufacturing, from Aviation to Semi-conductors, thanks to our talented residents, one-fifth (20%) of whom have Science, Tech, Electronics or Math (STEM) training or degree,”
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan told San José Spotlight newspaper. “San Jose is what ‘Made in America’ looks like in the 21st century. Our role and that of other cities that build and make things – will only grow as global competition and security considerations drive increased re-shoring and domestic investment.”
Program Manager for Manufacture magazine: San Jose, Matthew Kenny, said “local manufacturing is critical to the city’s economy. It is a testament to the innovation that exists in the Bay Area – as well as how local manufacturing supply chains support those innovations.”
“Their ability to rapidly prototype locally is critical, and the industry is very much inter-connected from advanced manufacturing, down to mom & pop machine shops,” Kenny told San José Spotlight. “Manufacturing also provides good, well-paying jobs that help support a healthy middle class of society. For local youth that may have barriers to post-secondary education, manufacturing can be a particularly promising path toward career growth and entrepreneurship as well.”
From SanJoseSpotlight.com, (newspaper)
Info supported by LinkedIn, SF Gate, Adv Mfg, Zip Recruiter, Craigs List, Job List, etc.
edited by Peter/CXO, Wiz4.biz 25 Oct 25 (see Business Skills)
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