OES Code: 329310

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS

Psychiatric Technicians provide nursing care to mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or mentally retarded patients and participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs. They help with personal hygiene, and administer oral medications and hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures. They monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff.

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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
220	260	18%	40	20	60

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS 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
8051	Skilled nursing care facilities
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
8063	Psychiatric hospitals
8093	Specialty outpatient facilities, all other
8361	Residential care

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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