A Snapshot of the Texas Aerospace Industry and a Comparison of Competitor States Project Participants Students Shannon Ario, MPSA, Texas A&M University; B.A. (Sociology), Texas A&M University Elizabeth Elliott, MPSA, Texas A&M University; B.A. (International Affairs), George Washington University Kevin Gray, MPSA, Texas A&M University; B.A. (History and Political Science), University of Tulsa Charles Hemmeline, MPSA, Texas A&M University; B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), Texas A&M University Dan Pomeroy, MPSA, Texas A&M University; B.S. (Political Science), University of Nevada, Las Vegas Andrew White, MPSA, Texas A&M University; B.A. (Political Science), University of California, Davis Paul Zurawski, MPSA, Texas A&M University; B.A. (Political Science), Trinity University Faculty Directors Eric Lindquist, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist, Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy, George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University Arnold Vedlitz, Ph.D., Professor (Political Science); Bob Bullock Chair in Government and Public Policy; Director, Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy, George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University ii Table of Contents List of Figures ..................................................................................... v List of Tables...................................................................................... vi Executive Summary.........................................................................viii Texas Overview Introduction .................................................................................................1 Economic Development ..............................................................................2 Human Capital.............................................................................................8 Aviation .....................................................................................................19 Aerospace Manufacturing .........................................................................24 Space..........................................................................................................29 Military......................................................................................................36 State Briefings Introduction ...............................................................................................41 Alabama.....................................................................................................43 Arizona ......................................................................................................51 California...................................................................................................59 Florida........................................................................................................71 Georgia ......................................................................................................80 Kansas........................................................................................................90 Mississippi.................................................................................................97 Oklahoma ................................................................................................104 Virginia....................................................................................................110 Washington..............................................................................................115 Summary ......................................................................................... 123 Appendix A SIC Classifications ..................................................................................A-1 Alabama...................................................................................................A-2 Arizona ....................................................................................................A-3 California.................................................................................................A-4 Florida......................................................................................................A-5 iii Georgia ....................................................................................................A-6 Kansas......................................................................................................A-7 Mississippi...............................................................................................A-8 Oklahoma ................................................................................................A-9 Texas......................................................................................................A-10 Virginia..................................................................................................A-11 Washington............................................................................................A-12 Boeing Educational Requirements ........................................................A-13 Certifications Required for Operators and Engineers in El Paso ..........A-16 iv List of Figures Figure 2-A. State Aerospace Industry as Percentage of Total Non-farm, Non-agricultural Workforce 1996-2000 .......................................................................................................13 Figure 2-B. Aerospace Employment by State 1996-2000...............................................15 Figure 2-C. Average Wage by State 1996-2000 .............................................................17 Figure 4-A. Aerospace Industry Sales.............................................................................24 Figure 5-A. NASA FY 2001 Procurement Distribution .................................................30 Figure 5-B. NASA Procurements by % of Total ............................................................30 Figure 5-C. Projected Distribution of Full Time Equivalent Workers FY 2003.............31 Figure 5-D. JSC Economic Impact FY2000....................................................................32 Figure 5-E. JSC Job Impact FY2000...............................................................................32 Figure 6-A. Military Contracts .......................................................................................36 Figure 6-B. Military Payroll ...........................................................................................36 Figure 8-A. Arizona Workforce Trend Compared to Total Workforce .........................53 Figure 8-B. Year to Year Percentage Change in Arizona, Phoenix-Mesa MA, and Tucson MA Nonfarm Employment, Qtr. 3 1998-Qtr. 2001..............................................53 Figure 9-A. NASA FY2001 Procurement Distribution...................................................68 Figure 9-B. NASA FY2001 Procurement Activity by Facility.......................................68 Figure 16-A. Washington State Annual Aerospace Employment ................................118 Figure 16-B. Aerospace Employment as a Percentage of Total State Employment ....119 Figure 16-C. Active Aircraft Population ......................................................................120 Figure 16-D. Total NASA FY2001 Procurement..........................................................121 v List of Tables Table 1-A. Key Benefits and Challenges for Industry Clusters ....................................................6 Table 2-A. Comparison of State Grades......................................................................................10 Table 2-B. Percent of Population over 25 who graduated from High School, 1999 ..................10 Table 2-C. Total Fall Enrollment in Degree Granting Institutions by State ..............................11 Table 2-D. Graduate Enrollment in Aerospace Engineering ......................................................11 Table 2-E. Total Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees Conferred by Degree Granting Institutions .....................................................................................................................................12 Table 2-F. Total Computer Science and Engineering Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees Conferred by Degree Granting Institutions ..................................................................................12 Table 2-G. Comparison of Aerospace Industry as Percentage* of Total Non-farm Non-agricultural Workforce ..........................................................................................................14 Table 2-H. Number Employed in Aerospace Industry as Defined by SIC Codes.......................16 Table 2-I. Average Wage for Aerospace Industry by State.........................................................17 Table 3-A. Economic Impact of Aviation ...................................................................................19 Table 3-B. Major Airports in the U.S.- 1998...............................................................................21 Table 3-C. Data for the U.S. Scheduled Airline Industry By State- 1998...................................22 Table 3-D. 1999 General Aviation Measures ..............................................................................23 Table 3-E. Growth in Texas General Aviation............................................................................23 Table 4-A. Aerospace sales and the National Economy..............................................................25 Table 4-B. Major Texas Aerospace Counties..............................................................................27