OES Code: 580280

IMPERIAL COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, & RECEIVING CLERKS

Traffic, Shipping, and Receiving Clerks verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying, and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Does not include Stock Clerks, and workers whose primary duties involve weighing and checking.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working in this Occupation --- Year --- 1995 2002		Percent Change	Increase/ Decrease	Additional Openings Due to People Chang- ing Occupations or Retiring	Sum of Increase/Decrease and Additional Openings
240	260	8%	20	30	50

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, & RECEIVING CLERKS IN IMPERIAL COUNTY

The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.

Industry Code (SIC)	Industry Title
5311	Department stores
4311	U. S. Postal Service
4731	Arrangement of transportation of freight/cargo
4212	Local trucking without storage
5712	Furniture stores
5191	Farm supplies, wholesale
5411	Grocery stores
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
5399	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores
5083	Farm & garden machinery, wholesale
2741	Miscellaneous publishers
4741	Rental of railroad cars
4911	Electric services
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
5087	Service establishment equipment, wholesale
5148	Fresh fruits & vegetables, wholesale
5153	Grain & field beans, wholesale
5169	Chemicals & allied products, all other, wholesale
5211	Lumber & other building materials dealers

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.

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