OES Code: 325020

ORANGE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR REGISTERED NURSES

Registered Nurses administer nursing care to ill or injured persons. This group includes administrative, public health, industrial, private duty, and surgical nurses. Licensing or registration is required. Does not include Nursing Instructors and Teachers.

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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
17,070	19,650	15%	2,580	1,730	4,310

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE REGISTERED NURSES 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
8011	Offices & clinics of doctors of medicine
8082	Home health care services
8069	Specialty hospitals, exc psychiatric
8063	Psychiatric 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.

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