OES Code: 221260

ALAMEDA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS

Electrical and Electronic Engineers design, develop, test and supervise the manufacture and installation of electrical and electronic equipment, components or systems, computers and related equipment and systems for commercial, industrial, military or scientific use.

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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
2,230	2,960	33%	730	400	1,130

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 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
8731	Commercial physical & biological research
8711	Engineering services
7372	Prepackaged software
9020	State government, except education
7371	Computer programming services
3571	Electronic computer manufacturers
3572	Computer storage device manufacturers
3674	Semiconductors & related device manufacturers
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
3825	Electricity measuring instruments manufacturers
9010	Federal government
3559	Special industry machinery manufacturers, all other
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
9030	Local government, except education
3669	Communications equipment manufacturers, all other
7373	Computer integrated systems design
1731	Electrical work contractors
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
3663	Radio &TV communications equipment manufacturers
3575	Computer terminal manufacturers
3577	Computer peripheral equipment manufacturers, all other
3672	Printed circuit board manufacturers
3679	Electronic components manufacturers, all other
4813	Telephone communications, exc radio-telephone

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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