OES Code: 221260

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS

Electrical and Electronic Engineers design, develop, test and supervise the manufacture and installation of electrical and electronic equipment, components or systems, computers and related equipment and systems for commercial, industrial, military or scientific use.

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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
1,520	1,850	22%	330	260	590

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC 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
4813	Telephone communications, exc radio-telephone
8711	Engineering services
7371	Computer programming services
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
8742	Management consulting services
2911	Petroleum refiners
3825	Electricity measuring instruments manufacturers
1731	Electrical work contractors
3812	Search & navigation equipment manufacturers
3699	Electrical equipment & supplies manufacturers, all other
9010	Federal government
3663	Radio &TV communications equipment 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.

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