OES Code: 971170

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR DRIVER/SALES WORKERS

Driver/Sales Workers drive trucks or other vehicles over established routes to deliver and sell goods, such as food products; to collect and deliver items, such as laundry; or to collect coins, and to refill and service vending machines. Includes newspaper delivery drivers.

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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
11,870	13,680	15%	1,810	2,040	3,850

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE DRIVER/SALES WORKERS 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
5812	Eating places
7389	Business services, all other
5149	Groceries & related products, all other, wholesale
5963	Direct selling establishments
5192	Books, periodicals & newspapers, wholesale
8399	Social services, all other
5962	Merchandising machine operators
2721	Periodicals publishers
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
5181	Beer & ale, wholesale
2051	Bread, cake & related producers
2099	Manufactured food preparations, all other
7218	Industrial launderers
5148	Fresh fruits & vegetables, wholesale
5146	Fish & seafood, wholesale
5143	Dairy products, wholesale, exc dried or canned
2096	Potato chip & similar snack producers
5142	Packaged frozen foods, wholesale
7213	Linen supply
2026	Fluid milk producers

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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