OES Code: 490080

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SALES REPRESENTATIVES - EXCEPT SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES & RETAIL

Sales Representatives, Except Scientific and Related Products, sell goods and services for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. This work requires a substantial knowledge of the items sold. Sales representatives solicit orders from established clients or secure new customers.

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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
45,090	51,070	13%	5,980	8,330	14,310

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SALES REPRESENTATIVES - EXCEPT SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES & RETAIL 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
5141	Groceries, wholesale
5149	Groceries & related products, all other, wholesale
5199	Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
5137	Women's & children's clothing, wholesale
7389	Business services, all other
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
5122	Drugs, proprietaries & sundries, wholesale
5943	Stationery stores
5072	Hardware, wholesale
5131	Piece goods & notions, wholesale
5051	Metals service centers & offices, wholesale
5094	Jewelry & precious stones, wholesale
2339	Women's & misses' outerwear manufacturers, all other
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5044	Office equipment, wholesale
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
7363	Temporary help agencies
5099	Durable goods, all other, wholesale
5023	Home furnishings, wholesale
5182	Wines & distilled alcoholic beverages, wholesale
5211	Lumber & other building materials dealers
5113	Industrial & personal service paper, wholesale
7812	Motion picture & video tape production
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
2051	Bread, cake & related producers
5169	Chemicals & allied products, all other, wholesale
2752	Commercial printers, lithographic
5074	Plumbing & hydronic heating equipment, 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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