OES Code: 553230

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR ORDER CLERKS - MATERIALS, MERCHANDISE, & SERVICE

Order Clerks receive and process incoming orders for materials, merchandise, or services such as repairs, installations, or rental of facilities. Additional duties include informing customers of receipt of order, prices, shipping dates, and delays, preparing contracts, and handling complaints. Does not include workers who dispatch as well as take orders for services.

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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
630	840	33%	210	110	320

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ORDER CLERKS - MATERIALS, MERCHANDISE, & SERVICE 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
4813	Telephone communications, exc radio-telephone
7389	Business services, all other
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5943	Stationery stores
5999	Miscellaneous retail stores, all other
4812	Radiotelephone communications
7334	Photocopying & duplicating services
5047	Medical & hospital equipment, wholesale
7352	Medical equipment rental & leasing
2911	Petroleum refiners
5074	Plumbing & hydronic heating equipment, wholesale
5149	Groceries & related products, all other, wholesale
1311	Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
5087	Service establishment equipment, wholesale
5141	Groceries, wholesale
5311	Department stores
7371	Computer programming services
2099	Manufactured food preparations, all other
2752	Commercial printers, lithographic
3843	Dental equipment & supplies manufacturers
4731	Arrangement of transportation of freight/cargo
7372	Prepackaged software

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.