Winchester is ideally suited for a wide range of manufacturing, research, and testing for both pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Companies involved in the life sciences industry are typically driven to locations offering access to labor and research. Located just 70 miles outside of Washington, D.C., Winchester offers access to regional research institutions without all of the hassles of being in the city. Winchester also enjoys access to a large labor pool with a workforce draw of more than 270,000 within a 30 mile radius.
NICHE TARGETS
Within the life sciences sector, Winchester is an ideal fit for pharmaceutical and medical device product manufacturing, testing laboratories and drug development centers.
KEY ADVANTAGES
- Several companies in the life sciences sector already call Winchester home:
- Thermo Fisher Scientific | Piedmont Medical Laboratories | Executive Protection Systems | Valley Biomedical | Winchester Medical Center – Clinical Trials Division
- Accessibility to regional research entities
- I-81 | I-66 | Rt. 7 | Rt. 50 | Rt. 522 | Rt. 11 | Rt. 37
- Proximity to Washington, D.C.
- 70 miles south-west
- Higher education partnership opportunities
- Shenandoah University
- Lord Fairfax Community College
- Reliable utilities
What-If Scenerio
A company seeking to locate or expand in Winchester-Frederick County with the need of 100 employees, could expect the following labor availability:
| Title |
Current Empl |
Regional Avg Wage |
Empl Ext |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers |
164 |
$35,600 |
164 |
| Team Assemblers |
970 |
$25,900 |
n/a |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software |
1,137 |
$106,400 |
9,093 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
264 |
$59,000 |
2,644 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications |
1,478 |
$94,100 |
11,821 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
307 |
$99,500 |
2,767 |
| Electrical Engineers |
241 |
$95,900 |
1,205 |
| Industrial Engineers |
289 |
$84,500 |
578 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
580 |
$38,000 |
8,125 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers |
144 |
$106,900 |
1,155 |
| Engineering Managers |
291 |
$126,000 |
2,330 |
| Semiconductor Processors |
31 |
$39,400 |
123 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers |
824 |
$58,900 |
2,471 |
| Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers |
41 |
$32,100 |
41 |
| Mechanical Engineers |
311 |
$100,500 |
1,864 |
| Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products |
447 |
$74,900 |
2,682 |
| General and Operations Managers |
2,954 |
$120,300 |
n/a |
| Engineers, All Other |
266 |
$106,900 |
n/a |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing |
633 |
$90,400 |
8,866 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
1,612 |
$79,100 |
n/a |
| Customer Service Representatives |
3,477 |
$33,700 |
20,863 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
1,090 |
$31,200 |
3,270 |
| Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
2,044 |
$47,000 |
12,262 |
| Accountants and Auditors |
1,558 |
$72,100 |
4,675 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
496 |
$44,500 |
3,474 |
| Machinists |
330 |
$41,300 |
1,648 |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
1,376 |
$92,100 |
11,009 |
| Computer Support Specialists |
1,270 |
$51,300 |
6,349 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers |
623 |
$134,200 |
4,360 |
| Marketing Managers |
263 |
$122,800 |
1,314 |
| Industrial Production Managers |
194 |
$96,600 |
1,357 |
| Office Clerks, General |
4,451 |
$30,800 |
4,451 |
| Industrial Engineering Technicians |
83 |
$58,000 |
83 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
3,552 |
$26,800 |
28,413 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing |
1,771 |
$68,800 |
7,085 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
2,909 |
$38,100 |
14,545 |
| Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other |
249 |
$26,800 |
n/a |
| Financial Managers |
669 |
$108,300 |
4,015 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
1,937 |
$42,400 |
7,747 |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers |
3,511 |
$25,100 |
17,556 |
| Aerospace Engineers |
163 |
$107,800 |
1,138 |
| Production Workers, All Other |
291 |
$29,800 |
n/a |
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic |
128 |
$33,900 |
1,028 |
| Financial Analysts |
269 |
$79,400 |
807 |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
122 |
$51,100 |
365 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
216 |
$27,100 |
2,596 |
| Managers, All Other |
538 |
$104,100 |
n/a |
| Sales Managers |
538 |
$119,200 |
2,688 |
| Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other |
100 |
$65,600 |
n/a |
| Electro-Mechanical Technicians |
17 |
$51,700 |
118 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
812 |
$78,500 |
3,246 |
| Sales Engineers |
176 |
$101,000 |
881 |
| Market Research Analysts |
387 |
$71,800 |
1,933 |
| Management Analysts |
1,078 |
$89,200 |
4,313 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative |
2,264 |
$54,100 |
6,793 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
381 |
$40,500 |
7,246 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
333 |
$47,600 |
1,998 |
| Title |
Current Empl |
Regional Avg Wage |
Empl Ext |
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other |
224 |
$31,100 |
n/a |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists |
195 |
$58,100 |
586 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians |
177 |
$38,900 |
n/a |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians |
273 |
$60,200 |
1,367 |
| Couriers and Messengers |
147 |
$31,500 |
586 |
| Customer Service Representatives |
3,477 |
$33,700 |
20,863 |
| Medical Secretaries |
732 |
$33,900 |
2,927 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators |
740 |
$36,500 |
8,874 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks |
1,777 |
$27,700 |
8,884 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
68 |
$68,800 |
n/a |
| Office Clerks, General |
4,451 |
$30,800 |
4,451 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
320 |
$96,000 |
1,280 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers |
2,264 |
$54,100 |
6,793 |
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other |
405 |
$173,100 |
n/a |
| Sales Representatives, Services, All Other |
1,419 |
$68,000 |
n/a |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
3,005 |
$38,500 |
24,042 |
| Medical Assistants |
793 |
$31,500 |
793 |
| Data Entry Keyers |
357 |
$30,100 |
357 |
| Medical Transcriptionists |
102 |
$33,000 |
n/a |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
2,909 |
$38,100 |
14,545 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
117 |
$91,100 |
585 |
| General and Operations Managers |
2,954 |
$120,300 |
n/a |
| Registered Nurses |
3,068 |
$72,100 |
9,205 |
| Bill and Account Collectors |
436 |
$36,700 |
1,307 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other |
88 |
$41,100 |
n/a |
| Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
2,044 |
$47,000 |
12,262 |
| Medical Records and Health Information Technicians |
217 |
$39,000 |
1,085 |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists |
28 |
$74,000 |
85 |
| Computer Support Specialists |
1,270 |
$51,300 |
6,349 |
| File Clerks |
254 |
$27,800 |
763 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
1,612 |
$79,100 |
n/a |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
812 |
$78,500 |
3,246 |
