OES Code: 251050

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

Computer Programmers convert symbolic statements of administrative data, business, scientific, engineering, and other technical problem FORMULATIONS INTO DETAILED LOGICAL FLOW CHARTS FOR CODING INTO COMPUTER LANGUAGE. THEY DEVELOP AND WRITE COMPUTER PROGRAMS TO STORE, LOCATE, AND RETRIEVE SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS, DATA, AND INFORMATION.

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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
3,680	4,600	25%	920	810	1,730

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 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
7371	Computer programming services
8731	Commercial physical & biological research
7372	Prepackaged software
7379	Computer related services, all other
7374	Data processing & preparation services
7373	Computer integrated systems design
7389	Business services, all other
8711	Engineering services
3571	Electronic computer manufacturers
8742	Management consulting services
6022	State commercial banks
8221	Colleges, universities & professional schools
7363	Temporary help agencies
5734	Computer & computer software stores
3511	Turbine & turbine generator set manufacturers
3728	Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
9030	Local government, except education

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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