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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