2nd fastest growing state for aerospace jobs
2nd fastest growing aerospace product/parts manufacturing sector in the U.S.
76% growth from 2007 to 2016
33% jobs growth 2012 to 2016
1,000+ aerospace/aviation-related companies
Higher education
10 aerospace/aviation-specific programs
23 engineering programs
40+ aerospace-related centers/research programs
Composite Center of Excellence at Lenoir Community College
Employers
- B/E Aerospace Inc., Winston-Salem
- Boeing, New Bern
- Cessna, Greensboro
- Curtiss-Wright Controls, Shelby
- General Dynamics, Charlotte
- HAECO Americas, Greensboro & Walburg
- Honda Aero Inc., Burlington
- Honda Aircraft Co., Greensboro
- Liquip Int’l, Reidsville
- Lockheed Martin, Raleigh
- LORD Corp., Cary
- NS Aviation, Winston-Salem
- Northrop Grumman Synoptics, Charlotte
- ProEdge Precision, Statesville
- Purolator Advanced Filtration, Greensboro
- Spirit AeroSystems Inc., Kinston
- Triumph Actuation Systems, Clemmons
- UTC Aerospace Systems, Charlotte
2016 Manufacturing jobs
5,921 aerospace product/parts
11,514 navigational, measuring, electromedical, control instruments
Sources: Development Counsellors International, https://edpnc.com, www.ncaerospace.org
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