OES Code: 130080

SAN DIEGO 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
2,070	2,380	15%	310	310	620

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PURCHASING MANAGERS IN SAN DIEGO 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
7011	Hotels, motels, & tourist courts
5211	Lumber & other building materials dealers
5712	Furniture stores
5199	Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
5941	Sporting goods stores & bicycle shops
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
8731	Commercial physical & biological research
5944	Jewelry stores
5912	Drug stores
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5148	Fresh fruits & vegetables, wholesale
5311	Department stores
5699	Miscellaneous apparel & accessory stores
5812	Eating places
8711	Engineering services
5137	Women's & children's clothing, wholesale
5734	Computer & computer software stores
3728	Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
5015	Motor vehicle parts, used, wholesale
5141	Groceries, wholesale
5251	Hardware stores
8222	Junior colleges & technical institutes

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.