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.