OES Code: 680350

ORANGE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PERSONAL & HOME CARE AIDES

Personal and Home Care Aides perform a variety of tasks at places of residence. Their duties include keeping house; advising families having problems with such things as nutrition, health, cleanliness, and household utilities. Does not include Nurses' Aides and Home Health Care Workers.

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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
320	450	41%	130	70	200

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PERSONAL & HOME CARE AIDES 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
8361	Residential care
8082	Home health care services
8399	Social services, all other
8322	Individual & family social services

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.