OES Code: 553070

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR TYPISTS, INCLUDING WORD PROCESSING

Typists, Including Word Processing, type letters, reports, stencils, forms, addresses, or other straight copy material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording, and may perform other clerical duties as assigned. Typists, Including Word Processing, may use typewriters or word processing equipment. Does not include Keypunchers, Secretaries or Stenographers.

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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
33,730	28,250	-16%	-5,480	2,260	-3,220

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE TYPISTS, INCLUDING WORD PROCESSING 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
9030	Local government, except education
8211	Elementary & secondary schools
7363	Temporary help agencies
9020	State government, except education
7361	Employment agencies
8111	Legal services
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
7389	Business services, all other
7812	Motion picture & video tape production
8721	Accounting, auditing & bookkeeping services
7338	Secretarial & court-reporting services
8011	Offices & clinics of doctors of medicine
6411	Insurance agents, brokers & services

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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