OES Code: 490050

ALAMEDA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SALES REPRESENTATIVES, SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES - EXCEPT RETAIL

Sales Representatives, Scientific and Related Products and Services, sell products or services requiring scientific or similar knowledge for wholesalers or manufacturers. This knowledge is in areas such as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, and is normally obtained from 2 or 3 years of post secondary education or its equivalent. They sell products such as aircraft, agricultural equipment and supplies, industrial machinery, medical supplies, electronic equipment, chemicals, and precision instruments. Does not include Sales Representatives in retail sales, or those who must have a technical background equivalent to a bachelor's degree in engineering.

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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
2,380	2,690	13%	310	440	750

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SALES REPRESENTATIVES, SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES - EXCEPT RETAIL 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
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
7372	Prepackaged software
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
5047	Medical & hospital equipment, wholesale
5044	Office equipment, wholesale
5085	Industrial supplies, wholesale
5113	Industrial & personal service paper, wholesale
3577	Computer peripheral equipment manufacturers, all other
5046	Commercial equipment, all other, wholesale
5072	Hardware, wholesale
7371	Computer programming services
5731	Radio, TV & consumer electronics stores
5141	Groceries, wholesale
3661	Telephone & telegraph apparatus manufacturers
3674	Semiconductors & related device manufacturers
5051	Metals service centers & offices, wholesale
5082	Construct & mining equipment, wholesale
5122	Drugs, proprietaries & sundries, wholesale
5169	Chemicals & allied products, all other, wholesale
3842	Surgical appliances & supplies manufacturers

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.