OES Code: 490020

ORANGE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SALES ENGINEERS

Sales Engineers sell business goods and services that require a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering. Does not include Engineers whose primary function is not marketing or sales.

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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
630	720	14%	90	170	260

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SALES ENGINEERS 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
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
5075	Warm air heating & air-conditioning, wholesale
7371	Computer programming services
1711	Plumbing, heating & air conditioning contractors
3535	Conveyors & conveying equipment manufacturers
7372	Prepackaged software
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
3089	Plastic product manufacturers, all other
5051	Metals service centers & offices, wholesale
7373	Computer integrated systems design
3599	Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
3679	Electronic components manufacturers, all other
3823	Process control manufacturers
3613	Switchgear & switchboard apparatus manufacturers
3444	Sheet metal work manufacturers
3625	Relay & industrial control manufacturers
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
3544	Special die, tool, jig & fixture manufacturers
3949	Sporting goods manufacturers, all other
3069	Fabricated rubber product manufacturers, all other
3674	Semiconductors & related device manufacturers
5734	Computer & computer software stores
8711	Engineering services
3672	Printed circuit board manufacturers
3829	Measuring & controlling device manufacturers, all other

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.