OES Code: 213080

ALAMEDA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PURCHASING AGENTS - EXCEPT WHOLESALE, RETAIL & FARM PRODUCTS

Purchasing Agents, except Wholesale, Retail and Farm Products, purchase raw or semi-finished materials for manufacturing. They also purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment.

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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
1,420	1,670	18%	250	240	490

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PURCHASING AGENTS - EXCEPT WHOLESALE, RETAIL & FARM PRODUCTS IN ALAMEDA 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
9010	Federal government
8221	Colleges, universities & professional schools
3577	Computer peripheral equipment manufacturers, all other
9030	Local government, except education
3559	Special industry machinery manufacturers, all other
3711	Motor vehicle & car body manufacturers
8661	Religious organizations
3679	Electronic components manufacturers, all other
3825	Electricity measuring instruments manufacturers
1731	Electrical work contractors
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
3672	Printed circuit board manufacturers
7372	Prepackaged software
3661	Telephone & telegraph apparatus manufacturers
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
2842	Polishes & sanitation goods manufacturers
3599	Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
3652	Pre-recorded tape & disc manufacturers
3674	Semiconductors & related device manufacturers
3571	Electronic computer manufacturers
7378	Computer maintenance & repair 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.