OES Code: 660110

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR HOME HEALTH CARE WORKERS

Home Health Care Workers care for elderly, convalescent, or handicapped persons in the homes of their patients. They perform duties for patients such as changing bed linen, preparing meals, assisting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing, grooming, and assisting with medications that are self-administered. Includes Certified Home Health Aides, Certified Nurse Assistants caring for patients in their homes, and uncertified Home Health Care Workers.

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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
690	1,150	67%	460	90	550

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE HOME HEALTH CARE WORKERS 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
8361	Residential care
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
8082	Home health care 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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