OES Code: 130080

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PURCHASING MANAGERS

Purchasing Managers plan, organize, direct, control, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, or services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers.

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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
750	850	13%	100	110	210

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PURCHASING MANAGERS IN RIVERSIDE 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
5411	Grocery stores
5999	Miscellaneous retail stores, all other
9030	Local government, except education
5211	Lumber & other building materials dealers
5311	Department stores
5719	Miscellaneous home furnishings stores
7011	Hotels, motels, & tourist courts
5148	Fresh fruits & vegetables, wholesale
5912	Drug stores
5712	Furniture stores
5941	Sporting goods stores & bicycle shops
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
2451	Mobile home manufacturers
5812	Eating places
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
3931	Musical instrument manufacturers
5261	Retail nurseries & garden supply stores
5023	Home furnishings, wholesale
5199	Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
5944	Jewelry stores
7997	Membership sports & recreation clubs
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
5251	Hardware stores
5661	Shoe stores
5699	Miscellaneous apparel & accessory stores
5921	Liquor stores
1521	General contractors--single-family houses
2711	Newspaper publishers
3845	Electromedical equipment manufacturers
5063	Electrical apparatus & 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.