OES Code: 490050

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SALES REPRESENTATIVES, SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES - EXCEPT RETAIL

Sales Representatives, Scientific and Related Products and Services, sell products or services requiring scientific or similar knowledge for wholesalers or manufacturers. This knowledge is in areas such as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, and is normally obtained from 2 or 3 years of post secondary education or its equivalent. They sell products such as aircraft, agricultural equipment and supplies, industrial machinery, medical supplies, electronic equipment, chemicals, and precision instruments. Does not include Sales Representatives in retail sales, or those who must have a technical background equivalent to a bachelor's degree in engineering.

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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
3,430	3,940	15%	510	640	1,150

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SALES REPRESENTATIVES, SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES - EXCEPT RETAIL 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
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
5122	Drugs, proprietaries & sundries, wholesale
5047	Medical & hospital equipment, wholesale
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
3651	Household audio/video equipment manufacturers
3577	Computer peripheral equipment manufacturers, all other
7371	Computer programming services
3851	Ophthalmic goods manufacturers
5731	Radio, TV & consumer electronics stores
3823	Process control manufacturers
5719	Miscellaneous home furnishings stores
7372	Prepackaged software
2835	Diagnostic substances manufacturers
8731	Commercial physical & biological research
3861	Photographic equipment manufacturers
5734	Computer & computer software stores
5044	Office equipment, wholesale
5048	Ophthalmic goods, wholesale
5082	Construct & mining equipment, wholesale
3674	Semiconductors & related device 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.