OES Code: 553230

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR ORDER CLERKS - MATERIALS, MERCHANDISE, & SERVICE

Order Clerks receive and process incoming orders for materials, merchandise, or services such as repairs, installations, or rental of facilities. Additional duties include informing customers of receipt of order, prices, shipping dates, and delays, preparing contracts, and handling complaints. Does not include workers who dispatch as well as take orders for services.

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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
13,380	15,030	12%	1,650	2,020	3,670

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ORDER CLERKS - MATERIALS, MERCHANDISE, & SERVICE 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
7812	Motion picture & video tape production
7363	Temporary help agencies
7819	Services allied to motion picture production
7375	Information retrieval services
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5131	Piece goods & notions, wholesale
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
4731	Arrangement of transportation of freight/cargo
7221	Photographic studios, portrait
4813	Telephone communications, exc radio-telephone
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
5149	Groceries & related products, all other, wholesale
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
5961	Catalog/mail-order houses
5943	Stationery stores
5074	Plumbing & hydronic heating equipment, wholesale
7389	Business services, all other
7334	Photocopying & duplicating services
5199	Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
5999	Miscellaneous retail stores, all other
5021	Furniture, wholesale
5141	Groceries, wholesale
5064	Electrical appliances, TV and radios, wholesale
5112	Stationery & office supplies, wholesale
5136	Men's & boys' clothing, 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.