Published September 26, 2019 944 establishments31,390 employees$78,540 avg. industry wage 4th in the nation for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness (PwC)5th in the nation for most concentrated tech workforce8th in the nation for Total Tax Climate (Tax Foundation) 30.7 years median age (youngest state in the nation) 14,300 employed in advanced composites industry AREAS OF EXCELLENCEAircraft component manufacturing, assemblyUtah Manufacturing Extension PartnershipAerospace & Space Dynamics Lab, Utah State UniversityUtah Center for Applied Innovation & Design (UCAID), Weber State University Advanced materialsUtah Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Initiative (UAMMI)Utah Composites LaboratoryAdvanced Composites Working Group (ACWG)Society for the Advancement of Material & Process Engineering (SAMPE), Utah Chapter Unmanned systemsMountain West Unmanned Systems AllianceUtah Test & Training Range (UTTR)Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)AVUSI Mountain West ChapterManned Unmanned System Integration Capability (MUSIC) HIGHER EDUCATIONMajor universities, colleges• Utah State University• Weber State University• University of Utah• Westminster College• Salt Lake Community College• Utah Valley University• Brigham Young University• Snow College• Southern Utah University• Dixie State University Technical colleges• Bridgerland Tech• Ogden-Weber Tech• Davis Tech• Tooele Tech• Mountainland Tech• Uintah Basin Tech• Southwest Tech• Dixie Tech CAREER DEVELOPMENTUtah Aerospace Pathways Tech Pathways internship program Women Tech Council SheTech program MILITARY/DEFENSE• Hill Air Force Base (home to the F-35 Lightning II)• Ogden Air Logistics Complex• Dugway Proving Ground Sources: https://business.utah.gov; https://edcutah.org Read Next 5 Questions with Robert Hill Explore the October 2019 Issue Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read. View More Latest from Aerospace Manufacturing and Design Navigating today’s supply chain Piper Aircraft Inc. achieves AS9100 Certification Kyocera SGS' KGZ precision cut-off solutions Bridging the Skills Gap: A Solution for Today’s Labor Shortage Molex to acquire AirBorn Nano Dimension's Exa 250vx digital light processing (DLP) 3D printer IMTS 2024 Booth Tour: Fagor Automation Corp. How Robotics and Automation are Transforming Manufacturing