OES Code: 553020 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR STENOGRAPHERS


Stenographers take dictation in shorthand of correspondence, reports, and other material and operate typewriters or word processors to transcribe dictated material. They also perform a variety of clerical duties, except when working in a stenographic pool. In addition to stenographic duties, they may transcribe material from sound recordings.

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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
90 100 11% 10 10 20


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE STENOGRAPHERS 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          
8062 General medical & surgical hospitals
7338 Secretarial & court-reporting services
4932 Gas & other services combined
2911 Petroleum refiners
8011 Offices & clinics of doctors of medicine

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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