OES Code: 130170

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICAL, & NATURAL SCIENCES MANAGERS

Engineering, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Managers plan, organize, direct or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture, electronic data processing, engineering, life sciences, physical sciences, statistics and systems analysis. These persons spend the greatest portion of their time in managerial work for which a background consistent with that described for engineers, mathematicians or natural scientists is required.

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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
900	1,110	23%	210	140	350

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICAL, & NATURAL SCIENCES MANAGERS IN CONTRA COSTA 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
8711	Engineering services
7372	Prepackaged software
2911	Petroleum refiners
8731	Commercial physical & biological research
7379	Computer related services, all other
7371	Computer programming services
9030	Local government, except education
8748	Business consulting services, all other
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5171	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals
8742	Management consulting services
1311	Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction
8712	Architectural services
9010	Federal government
5734	Computer & computer software stores
2835	Diagnostic substances manufacturers
2879	Pesticides & other agricultural chemical manufacturers
7374	Data processing & preparation services
2819	Industrial inorganic chemical manufacturers, all other
8734	Testing laboratories

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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