OES Code: 221020 SAN DIEGO COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR AERONAUTICAL & ASTRONAUTICAL ENGINEERS


Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers perform a variety of engineering work in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. They may conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. They may recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.

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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
540 560 4% 20 70 90


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE AERONAUTICAL & ASTRONAUTICAL ENGINEERS 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          
3728 Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
9010 Federal government
8731 Commercial physical & biological research
8711 Engineering services
3761 Guided missile & space vehicle manufacturers
8733 Noncommercial research organizations

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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