Life & Materials Sciences
Indiana is one of the top four life sciences leaders in the nation!
Indiana was identified as one of the nation's top four life sciences leaders as defined by number and concentration of life sciences-related jobs, according to the report, "Growing the Nation's Bioscience Sector: State Bioscience Initiatives 2006."
Located in northeast Indiana, Fort Wayne is 40 miles from Warsaw, the center of the orthopedics industry in the United States. Our location makes us a great place for a sales, design, or manufacturing center close to your clients.
Fort Wayne has a long and proud manufacturing tradition and is home to several established orthopedic and medical device suppliers, on large and small scales, with plenty of room for other companies in the medical device arena. We are also seeing a growing number of specialized software developers, such as Medical Informatics Engineering and triPractix.
| Major Employers |
| Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corp. |
570 |
| Pyromation |
158 |
| Nemcomed |
128 |
| Quadrant |
107 |
| Medical Informatics Engineering |
69 |
| Fort Wayne Mold & Engineering |
42 |
| triPractix |
40 |
| Calico Precision Molding LLC |
39 |
| CNC Industries |
38 |
| Vita Nonwovens |
25 |
| For additional detail, please visit our Major Employers page. |
| Annual Average Wages By Occupation, 2011 |
| |
Allen |
U.S. |
Allen/U.S. |
| Engineering Managers |
$107,078 |
$122,803 |
87.2% |
| Computer Programmers |
$63,440 |
$74,693 |
84.9% |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software |
$79,414 |
$96,616 |
82.2% |
| Computer Support Specialists |
$45,261 |
$47,362 |
95.6% |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
$62,317 |
$80,434 |
77.5% |
| Industrial Engineers |
$68,349 |
$77,085 |
88.7% |
| Materials Engineers |
$65,770 |
$85,654 |
76.8% |
| Mechanical Engineers |
$67,891 |
$80,579 |
84.3% |
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic |
$35,859 |
$35,568 |
100.8% |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
$30,098 |
$32,094 |
93.8% |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
$36,899 |
$35,006 |
105.4% |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
$46,405 |
$38,834 |
119.5% |
| Tool and Die Makers |
$48,464 |
$48,734 |
99.4% |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
$32,656 |
$36,629 |
89.2% |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
$35,298 |
$34,174 |
103.3% |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians |
$34,923 |
$37,690 |
92.7% |
| Source: EMSI Covered Employment - 2011.4 |