OES Code: 553230

ORANGE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR ORDER CLERKS - MATERIALS, MERCHANDISE, & SERVICE

Order Clerks receive and process incoming orders for materials, merchandise, or services such as repairs, installations, or rental of facilities. Additional duties include informing customers of receipt of order, prices, shipping dates, and delays, preparing contracts, and handling complaints. Does not include workers who dispatch as well as take orders for services.

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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
4,680	5,000	7%	320	690	1,010

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ORDER CLERKS - MATERIALS, MERCHANDISE, & SERVICE 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
7363	Temporary help agencies
5961	Catalog/mail-order houses
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
7311	Advertising agencies
5112	Stationery & office supplies, wholesale
4812	Radiotelephone communications
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
5047	Medical & hospital equipment, wholesale
5064	Electrical appliances, TV and radios, wholesale
5149	Groceries & related products, all other, wholesale
5012	Automobiles & other motor vehicles, wholesale
5943	Stationery stores
5311	Department stores
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
5999	Miscellaneous retail stores, all other
2759	Commercial printers, all other
7389	Business services, all other
5074	Plumbing & hydronic heating equipment, wholesale
7371	Computer programming services
5072	Hardware, wholesale
7361	Employment agencies
3842	Surgical appliances & supplies manufacturers
3845	Electromedical equipment manufacturers
5087	Service establishment equipment, wholesale

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.