OES Code: 211140

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR ACCOUNTANTS & AUDITORS

Accountants and Auditors examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records for the purpose of giving advice or preparing statements and installing or advising on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.

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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
2,090	2,730	31%	640	330	970

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ACCOUNTANTS & AUDITORS 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
8721	Accounting, auditing & bookkeeping services
7363	Temporary help agencies
9030	Local government, except education
7379	Computer related services, all other
6531	Real estate agents & managers
6021	National commercial banks
6411	Insurance agents, brokers & services
5812	Eating places
2911	Petroleum refiners
6311	Life insurance
1541	General contractors--industrial buildings/warehouses
6552	Subdividers & developers, exc cemeteries
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
8211	Elementary & secondary schools
6321	Accident & health insurance
8741	Management services
9020	State government, except education
1311	Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction
9010	Federal government

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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