OES Code: 243110 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR MEDICAL SCIENTISTS


Medical Scientists such as Physicians, Dentists, Public Health Specialists, Pharmacologists, and Medical Pathologists are concerned with the understanding of human diseases and improvement of human health and are engaged in clinical investigation or other research, production, technical writing, or related activities. Does not include practitioners who provide medical care or dispense drugs.

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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
80 90 13% 10 20 30


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 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          
2834 Pharmaceutical preparations manufacturers
9010 Federal government
8062 General medical & surgical hospitals
8732 Commercial economic & sociologic research
2869 Industrial organic chemical manufacturers, all other

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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