OES Code: 340380 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR DESIGNERS, EXCEPT INTERIOR DESIGNERS


Designers design or arrange objects and materials to achieve artistic or decorative effects for apparel or other commercial items. They may also create, mark out, or draw designs for items such as furniture and machinery (product design). Designers are generally categorized according to articles or products designed , such as Clothes Designers, Industrial Designers, or according to type of design work, such as Embroidery Designers.

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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
5,800 6,720 16% 920 630 1,550


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE DESIGNERS, EXCEPT INTERIOR DESIGNERS 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          
5992 Florists
5137 Women's & children's clothing, wholesale
7389 Business services, all other
7812 Motion picture & video tape production
5199 Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
2339 Women's & misses' outerwear manufacturers, all other
8711 Engineering services
2331 Women's & misses' blouse & shirt manufacturers
1622 Bridge, tunnel & elevated highway construction
5932 Used merchandise stores
5046 Commercial equipment, all other, wholesale
7336 Commercial art & graphic design
5947 Gift, novelty & souvenir shops
3721 Aircraft manufacturers
2335 Women's & misses' dress manufacturers
5131 Piece goods & notions, wholesale
8712 Architectural services
2396 Automotive & apparel trimming manufacturers
2361 Girls' & children's blouse & shirt manufacturers
2711 Newspaper publishers
5099 Durable goods, all other, wholesale
7363 Temporary help agencies
5136 Men's & boys' clothing, wholesale
8999 Services, all other
5943 Stationery stores
2741 Miscellaneous publishers
5023 Home furnishings, 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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