OES Code: 340020

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR WRITERS & EDITORS

Writers and Editors originate and prepare written material such as scripts, stories, news items, advertisements, and other material. They coordinate, edit, and analyze prepared written material. Includes Managing Editors. Does not include Publicity Writers, Public Relations Specialists, and Technical Writers.

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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
300	340	13%	40	40	80

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE WRITERS & EDITORS 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
2711	Newspaper publishers
2741	Miscellaneous publishers
8661	Religious organizations
2721	Periodicals publishers
8721	Accounting, auditing & bookkeeping services
8732	Commercial economic & sociologic research
7389	Business services, all other
8748	Business consulting services, all other
7311	Advertising agencies

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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