OES Code: 551080

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SECRETARIES, GENERAL

Secretaries relieve officials of clerical work and minor administrative and business detail by scheduling appointments, giving information to callers, taking dictation, composing and typing routine correspondence, reading and routing incoming mail, and filing correspondence and other records. They may perform various other assigned clerical duties. Does not include Medical and Legal Secretaries.

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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
6,270	7,820	25%	1,550	840	2,390

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SECRETARIES, GENERAL 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
7363	Temporary help agencies
8211	Elementary & secondary schools
7389	Business services, all other
6531	Real estate agents & managers
9030	Local government, except education
8721	Accounting, auditing & bookkeeping services
6021	National commercial banks
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
8661	Religious organizations
7361	Employment agencies
8711	Engineering services
8742	Management consulting services
1521	General contractors--single-family houses
1541	General contractors--industrial buildings/warehouses
6211	Security brokers & dealers
6411	Insurance agents, brokers & services
9010	Federal government
5651	Family clothing stores
6331	Fire, marine & casualty insurance
7379	Computer related services, all other
8221	Colleges, universities & professional schools
6361	Title insurance
5171	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals
5812	Eating places

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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