OES Code: 490080

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SALES REPRESENTATIVES - EXCEPT SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES & RETAIL

Sales Representatives, Except Scientific and Related Products, sell goods and services for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. This work requires a substantial knowledge of the items sold. Sales representatives solicit orders from established clients or secure new customers.

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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
2,860	3,440	20%	580	550	1,130

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SALES REPRESENTATIVES - EXCEPT SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES & RETAIL 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
2051	Bread, cake & related producers
5149	Groceries & related products, all other, wholesale
5122	Drugs, proprietaries & sundries, wholesale
5074	Plumbing & hydronic heating equipment, wholesale
3841	Surgical & medical instrument manufacturers
5194	Tobacco & tobacco products, wholesale
7389	Business services, all other
5181	Beer & ale, wholesale
5199	Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
3842	Surgical appliances & supplies manufacturers
2842	Polishes & sanitation goods manufacturers
5943	Stationery stores
7363	Temporary help agencies
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
5113	Industrial & personal service paper, wholesale
5211	Lumber & other building materials dealers
1731	Electrical work contractors
3259	Structural clay product manufacturers, all other
5023	Home furnishings, wholesale
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
5191	Farm supplies, wholesale
3089	Plastic product manufacturers, all other
5044	Office equipment, wholesale
5141	Groceries, wholesale
2761	Manifold business forms printers

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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