OES Code: 340380 ORANGE COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR DESIGNERS, EXCEPT INTERIOR DESIGNERS


Designers design or arrange objects and materials to achieve artistic or decorative effects for apparel or other commercial items. They may also create, mark out, or draw designs for items such as furniture and machinery (product design). Designers are generally categorized according to articles or products designed , such as Clothes Designers, Industrial Designers, or according to type of design work, such as Embroidery Designers.

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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
1,520 1,760 16% 240 160 400


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE DESIGNERS, EXCEPT INTERIOR DESIGNERS 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          
5992 Florists
7389 Business services, all other
5199 Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
8711 Engineering services
2711 Newspaper publishers
5023 Home furnishings, wholesale
2741 Miscellaneous publishers
8712 Architectural services
2321 Men's & boys' shirt manufacturers
5137 Women's & children's clothing, wholesale
5947 Gift, novelty & souvenir shops
2253 Knit outerwear mills
7336 Commercial art & graphic design
2396 Automotive & apparel trimming manufacturers
2339 Women's & misses' outerwear manufacturers, all other
3572 Computer storage device manufacturers
5943 Stationery stores
5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, all other
7363 Temporary help agencies
5099 Durable goods, all other, wholesale
5136 Men's & boys' clothing, wholesale
3999 Manufacturing industries, all other
5021 Furniture, wholesale
7311 Advertising agencies

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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