OES Code: 325170 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR PHARMACISTS


Pharmacists compound and dispense medications following prescriptions issued by physicians, dentists or other authorized medical practitioners.

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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
410 530 29% 120 50 170


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PHARMACISTS 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          
5912 Drug stores
8062 General medical & surgical hospitals
5411 Grocery stores

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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