OES Code: 560170

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR DATA ENTRY KEYERS - EXCEPT COMPOSING

Data Entry Keyers, except Composing, operate keypunch or key entry devices to prepare data processing input materials on cards, disk or tape. Their duties include machine entry recording, coding, or verifying alphabetic or numeric data. Does not include workers who primarily work with a Data Entry Composing Machine.

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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
1,010	1,190	18%	180	40	220

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE DATA ENTRY KEYERS - EXCEPT COMPOSING 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
6021	National commercial banks
7389	Business services, all other
7374	Data processing & preparation services
7361	Employment agencies
9030	Local government, except education
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
8733	Noncommercial research organizations
8721	Accounting, auditing & bookkeeping services
4513	Air courier services
6411	Insurance agents, brokers & services
2911	Petroleum refiners
9010	Federal government
7375	Information retrieval services
8741	Management services

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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