OES Code: 225050 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS


Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians and Technologists apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge to design, build, test, repair, and modify developmental, experimental, or production electrical equipment in industrial or commercial plants for subsequent use by engineering personnel in making engineering design and evaluation decisions.

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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
790 980 24% 190 130 320


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS 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
1731 Electrical work contractors
3812 Search & navigation equipment manufacturers
5065 Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5045 Computer equipment & software, wholesale
3825 Electricity measuring instruments manufacturers
3699 Electrical equipment & supplies manufacturers, all other
7363 Temporary help agencies
4932 Gas & other services combined
7378 Computer maintenance & repair services
5046 Commercial equipment, all other, wholesale
8711 Engineering services
2911 Petroleum refiners
3663 Radio &TV communications equipment manufacturers
8731 Commercial physical & biological research
2869 Industrial organic chemical manufacturers, all other
5063 Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
3826 Analytical instrument manufacturers
4812 Radiotelephone communications
3661 Telephone & telegraph apparatus manufacturers
9010 Federal government
4612 Crude petroleum pipelines

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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