OES Code: 340050 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR TECHNICAL WRITERS


Technical Writers write or edit technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, and operating and maintenance instructions. They may oversee the preparation of illustrations, photographs, diagrams, and charts and assist in layout work.

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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
140 180 29% 40 20 60


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE TECHNICAL WRITERS 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          
7372 Prepackaged software
7363 Temporary help agencies
8711 Engineering services
7371 Computer programming services
8748 Business consulting services, all other
8741 Management services
3699 Electrical equipment & supplies 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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