OES Code: 225050

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians and Technologists apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge to design, build, test, repair, and modify developmental, experimental, or production electrical equipment in industrial or commercial plants for subsequent use by engineering personnel in making engineering design and evaluation decisions.

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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
9,520	10,930	15%	1,410	1,520	2,930

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS 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
3812	Search & navigation equipment manufacturers
3674	Semiconductors & related device manufacturers
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
9030	Local government, except education
3721	Aircraft manufacturers
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
1731	Electrical work contractors
7363	Temporary help agencies
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
7373	Computer integrated systems design
8711	Engineering services
3825	Electricity measuring instruments manufacturers
9010	Federal government
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
7378	Computer maintenance & repair services
4813	Telephone communications, exc radio-telephone
3663	Radio &TV communications equipment manufacturers
8731	Commercial physical & biological research
7819	Services allied to motion picture production
5199	Nondurable goods, all other, 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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