OES Code: 490080 ALAMEDA COUNTY


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


Sales Representatives, Except Scientific and Related Products, sell goods and services for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. This work requires a substantial knowledge of the items sold. Sales representatives solicit orders from established clients or secure new customers.

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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
8,350 9,370 12% 1,020 1,530 2,550


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SALES REPRESENTATIVES - EXCEPT SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES & 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          
5141 Groceries, wholesale
5149 Groceries & related products, all other, wholesale
5199 Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
5182 Wines & distilled alcoholic beverages, wholesale
5045 Computer equipment & software, wholesale
5122 Drugs, proprietaries & sundries, wholesale
5063 Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
5084 Industrial machinery, wholesale
5943 Stationery stores
2842 Polishes & sanitation goods manufacturers
5072 Hardware, wholesale
5194 Tobacco & tobacco products, wholesale
5065 Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5087 Service establishment equipment, wholesale
5044 Office equipment, wholesale
3572 Computer storage device manufacturers
5051 Metals service centers & offices, wholesale
5074 Plumbing & hydronic heating equipment, wholesale
8249 Vocational schools, all other
5085 Industrial supplies, wholesale
2024 Ice cream & frozen dessert producers
7389 Business services, all other
3577 Computer peripheral equipment manufacturers, all other
5112 Stationery & office supplies, wholesale
1731 Electrical work contractors
1761 Roofing, siding & sheet metal contractors
2051 Bread, cake & related producers
3841 Surgical & medical instrument manufacturers
5013 Motor vehicle supplies & parts, 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.


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