Greater Philadelphia has a growing concentration of service companies in the legal, accounting, high-technology and health care industries.

ACCOUNTING AND LAW

  All "Big Six" international accounting firms have major Philadelphia offices. In addition, Philadelphia legal receipts are the fifth highest in the United States. Philadelphia is the headquarters of 12 of the top 250 law firms in the nation. Furthermore, the area has many private law firms which represent the full spectrum of specialty practices, as well as four law schools to continually replenish the supply of young legal talent.

HIGH TECHNOLOGY

  Philadelphia is rapidly emerging as a leader in the developing field of information science. Philadelphia and its suburban counties, particularly those along the nearby Route 202 Corridor, provide the location for a growing number of high-technology firms and their headquarters. In 1990, there were 175,000 employees working in high-technology jobs. This figure is comparable to the more popularly acknowledged technology centers such as Boston and Dallas.

HEALTH CARE

  Greater Philadelphia is the largest and most concentrated health care market in the United States. The health care industry includes 137 hospitals, over 100 research and development facilities, 77 manufacturers of medical, surgical and dental instruments and supplies, and 44 pharmaceutical and biological product manufacturers. The City's six medical and two dental schools have graduated ten percent of the nation's physicians and seven percent of the nation's dentists. The City also has a renowned school of veterinary medicine, seven nursing schools, six epidemiology program and two world-class centers for eye surgery and research. The health care industry provides employment for nearly 10% of the region's work force.