OES Code: 130080

ORANGE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PURCHASING MANAGERS

Purchasing Managers plan, organize, direct, control, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, or services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers.

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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
3,130	3,470	11%	340	460	800

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PURCHASING MANAGERS IN ORANGE 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
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
5411	Grocery stores
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5999	Miscellaneous retail stores, all other
8711	Engineering services
5199	Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
5731	Radio, TV & consumer electronics stores
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
5012	Automobiles & other motor vehicles, wholesale
5961	Catalog/mail-order houses
5311	Department stores
5211	Lumber & other building materials dealers
5047	Medical & hospital equipment, wholesale
5734	Computer & computer software stores
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
5941	Sporting goods stores & bicycle shops
7011	Hotels, motels, & tourist courts
5122	Drugs, proprietaries & sundries, wholesale
5112	Stationery & office supplies, wholesale
5712	Furniture stores
5912	Drug stores
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals

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.