OES Code: 490020

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SALES ENGINEERS

Sales Engineers sell business goods and services that require a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering. Does not include Engineers whose primary function is not marketing or sales.

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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
450	550	22%	100	130	230

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SALES 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
7372	Prepackaged software
1711	Plumbing, heating & air conditioning contractors
3663	Radio &TV communications equipment manufacturers
7371	Computer programming services
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
3432	Plumbing fixture fittings & trim manufacturers
3651	Household audio/video equipment manufacturers
3672	Printed circuit board manufacturers
7373	Computer integrated systems design
8731	Commercial physical & biological research
3264	Porcelain electrical supply manufacturers
3444	Sheet metal work manufacturers
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
3679	Electronic components manufacturers, all other
3357	Nonferrous wiredrawing & insulating manufacturers
3669	Communications equipment manufacturers, all other
3823	Process control manufacturers
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
5169	Chemicals & allied products, all other, wholesale
8711	Engineering services
3511	Turbine & turbine generator set manufacturers

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.