OES Code: 323020 ORANGE COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS


Respiratory Care Practitioners provide diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory care. They set up and operate various types of equipment to measure pulmonary function, and administer oxygen therapy, ventilatory therapy, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. They observe, monitor, and record the patient's responses to treatments and maintain patient records.

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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
660 850 29% 190 80 270


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS 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          
8062 General medical & surgical hospitals
8069 Specialty hospitals, exc psychiatric

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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