ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT
$346 billion: Economic activity generated
$196 billion: Market value of goods/services
$104 billion: Labor income
11,725: Life science establishments
EMPLOYMENT
428,283: Direct jobs
242,303: Research & lab services
77,819: Medical device & diagnostic equipment
49,942: Biopharmaceutical manufacturing
31,060: BioRenewables
27,159: Life science wholesale
WAGES
$95,750: Average annual earning
MEDICAL DEVICES AND DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT
San Diego County’s most competitive subsector
California received more than $4.2 billion in National Institutes of Health funding in fiscal year 2018, at least 25% more than any other state.
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