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Tempe’s educated workforce and proximity to ASU students
provides the perfect blend of employees required for most aerospace firms –
highly trained professionals ready to bring new industry advances, and young
people looking for part-time and temporary work in manufacturing facilities.
 Aerospace is one of Tempe’s six target industries. With industrial land
available at several parks around the city and a cluster of other
technology-oriented businesses, Tempe can offer great locations for
aerospace companies.
Triumph is only one of many aerospace firms in Tempe. There are more than
148 aerospace manufacturing companies and 820 non-manufacturing companies in
the metropolitan area. The aerospace cluster includes manufacturing firms
involved in the production of aircraft, aircraft engines, guided missiles,
space vehicles, space vehicle propulsion units as well as search and
navigation equipment.
Service sector operations include air transportation and courier services,
airport and terminal services and aircraft repair facilities. The US Airways corporate headquarters is located in Tempe at the connecting
point of downtown Tempe and Tempe Town Lake.
The Mars Space Flight Facility, headed by NASA award-winning scientist Dr.
Phil Christensen, is located in Tempe at Arizona State University. Recent
research on the planet could not have taken place without the efforts of
this team.
Nearly 55,000 people are employed by the aerospace industry in the
metropolitan area, with a total payroll of $2,622,200 annually. According to
Dunn and Bradstreet, the average aerospace employee earns about $48,000.
All the major aerospace supplier industries have a presence in the
metropolitan area, including an electronic components sector with more than
38,000 employees; and computer and data processing with more than 5,000
workers.
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