OES Code: 490020

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SALES ENGINEERS

Sales Engineers sell business goods and services that require a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering. Does not include Engineers whose primary function is not marketing or sales.

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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
170	210	24%	40	50	90

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SALES ENGINEERS 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
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
1711	Plumbing, heating & air conditioning contractors
1311	Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction
2819	Industrial inorganic chemical manufacturers, all other
3444	Sheet metal work manufacturers
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
3613	Switchgear & switchboard apparatus manufacturers
7371	Computer programming services
3825	Electricity measuring instruments manufacturers
2813	Industrial gas manufacturers
8711	Engineering services
1629	Heavy construction, all other
3661	Telephone & telegraph apparatus manufacturers
3663	Radio &TV communications equipment manufacturers
3699	Electrical equipment & supplies manufacturers, all other
3823	Process control manufacturers
5734	Computer & computer software stores
3264	Porcelain electrical supply manufacturers
3572	Computer storage device manufacturers
3812	Search & navigation equipment manufacturers
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
5169	Chemicals & allied products, all other, wholesale

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.