OES Code: 221210

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS

Civil Engineers perform a variety of engineering work in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. Includes Traffic Engineers who specialize in studying vehicular and pedestrian traffic conditions.

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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
680	760	12%	80	140	220

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE CIVIL ENGINEERS 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
9030	Local government, except education
2911	Petroleum refiners
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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