OES Code: 580050

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR DISPATCHERS - EXCEPT POLICE, FIRE, & AMBULANCE

Dispatchers schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Their duties may include use of radio/telephone to transmit assignments and compile statistics and reports on the progress of work. Does not include Police, Fire and Ambulance Dispatchers.

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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
290	360	24%	70	30	100

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE DISPATCHERS - EXCEPT POLICE, FIRE, & AMBULANCE 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
5511	Motor vehicle dealers (new & used)
7389	Business services, all other
4212	Local trucking without storage
4841	Cable & other pay television services
2911	Petroleum refiners
3273	Ready-mixed concrete manufacturers
4213	Trucking, except local
2711	Newspaper publishers
4953	Refuse systems
7381	Detective, guard & armored car services
7549	Auto services, exc repair & carwashes
4731	Arrangement of transportation of freight/cargo
4813	Telephone communications, exc radio-telephone
5912	Drug stores
7353	Heavy construction equipment rental
1611	Highway & street construction
7363	Temporary help agencies

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.