OES Code: 430230

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SALES AGENTS - ADVERTISING

Advertising Sales Agents sell or solicit advertising, selling things such as graphic art, advertising space in publications, custom-made signs, or TV and radio advertising time. They may obtain leases for outdoor advertising sites or persuade retailers to use sales promotion display items.

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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
250	330	32%	80	60	140

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SALES AGENTS - ADVERTISING 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
7389	Business services, all other
4812	Radiotelephone communications
7313	Radio, TV & publishers' advertising reps
2721	Periodicals publishers
7311	Advertising agencies
4841	Cable & other pay television services
2791	Typesetting firms

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.