In 2006, the total economic impact of Ohio’s Bioscience Industry was $146 billion. This figure represents 17.6% of Ohio’s total economic output. The overall bioscience industry—including commercial entities, medical colleges, and the health care delivery system—directly and indirectly generates more than 1.2 million jobs to workers in Ohio.
Commercial bioscience alone (private sector companies) contributes nearly 50,000 direct jobs to Ohio’s economy. This includes a diverse range of jobs such as manufacturing engineers and managers, lab and imaging technicians, toxicologists, clinical trial coordinators, food technologists, bioinformatics software developers, bioscience entrepreneurs and much more. Health care and hospitals and Ohio’s seven medical colleges are responsible for the largest share of bioscience-related jobs, including doctors, nurses, ancillary medical staff, researchers, and laboratory technicians.
For job impact data in each of Ohio’s regions, access The Ohio Bioscience Growth Report
OhioBioscience Workforce Survey (Power Point)
BioOhio conducted its first statewide bioscience industry workforce survey in April 2007. The cloaked data and outcomes can be viewed in this presentation. The survey will be updated annually to capture the latest trends and developments for Ohio’s bioscience workforce.