OES Code: 130080 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR PURCHASING MANAGERS


Purchasing Managers plan, organize, direct, control, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, or services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers.

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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
9,460 10,330 9% 870 1,370 2,240


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PURCHASING MANAGERS IN LOS ANGELES 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          
5411 Grocery stores
5137 Women's & children's clothing, wholesale
5199 Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
5045 Computer equipment & software, wholesale
3721 Aircraft manufacturers
5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, all other
5013 Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
5065 Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
7819 Services allied to motion picture production
5148 Fresh fruits & vegetables, wholesale
5211 Lumber & other building materials dealers
7812 Motion picture & video tape production
5113 Industrial & personal service paper, wholesale
5051 Metals service centers & offices, wholesale
5921 Liquor stores
8062 General medical & surgical hospitals
5251 Hardware stores
3812 Search & navigation equipment manufacturers
5812 Eating places
5712 Furniture stores
5141 Groceries, wholesale

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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