OES Code: 251040 ORANGE COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS


Computer Support Specialists provide technical assistance and training to computer system users. They investigate and resolve computer software and HARDWARE PROBLEMS OF USERS. THEY ANSWER CLIENTS' INQUIRIES IN PERSON AND VIA TELEPHONE CONCERNING THE USE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, INCLUDING PRINTING, WORD PROCESSING, PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, ELECTRONIC MAIL, AND OPERATING SYSTEMS.

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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
1,000 1,120 12% 120 60 180


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS 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
3571 Electronic computer manufacturers
5734 Computer & computer software stores
8221 Colleges, universities & professional schools
5074 Plumbing & hydronic heating equipment, wholesale
8222 Junior colleges & technical institutes
5012 Automobiles & other motor vehicles, wholesale
3842 Surgical appliances & supplies manufacturers
9030 Local government, except education
5065 Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5812 Eating places
2711 Newspaper publishers
8243 Data processing schools
5122 Drugs, proprietaries & sundries, wholesale
3429 Hardware manufacturers, all other
3841 Surgical & medical instrument manufacturers

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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