OES Code: 553070

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR TYPISTS, INCLUDING WORD PROCESSING

Typists, Including Word Processing, type letters, reports, stencils, forms, addresses, or other straight copy material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording, and may perform other clerical duties as assigned. Typists, Including Word Processing, may use typewriters or word processing equipment. Does not include Keypunchers, Secretaries or Stenographers.

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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
1,770	1,700	-4%	-70	130	60

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE TYPISTS, INCLUDING WORD PROCESSING 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
6021	National commercial banks
7361	Employment agencies
6411	Insurance agents, brokers & services
7338	Secretarial & court-reporting services
9030	Local government, except education
7389	Business services, all other
8721	Accounting, auditing & bookkeeping services
9020	State government, except education
8111	Legal services
8711	Engineering services
8011	Offices & clinics of doctors of medicine
6531	Real estate agents & managers
6331	Fire, marine & casualty insurance
4932	Gas & other services combined
6361	Title insurance
8742	Management consulting services
6311	Life insurance
7379	Computer related services, 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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