OES Code: 553440

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR BILLING, COST, & RATE CLERKS

Billing, Cost and Rate Clerks compile data, compute fees and charges, and prepare invoices for billing purposes. Their duties also include computing costs and calculating rates for goods, services, and shipment of goods; posting data and keeping other relevant records. Their work may involve the use of typing, adding, calculating, and bookkeeping machines. Does not include workers whose primary duty is operation of special office machines such as billing, posting, and calculating machines. Also, Does not include workers who calculate charges for passenger transportation.

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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
3,080	3,450	12%	370	700	1,070

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE BILLING, COST, & RATE CLERKS 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
8011	Offices & clinics of doctors of medicine
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
8721	Accounting, auditing & bookkeeping services
8021	Offices & clinics of dentists
5511	Motor vehicle dealers (new & used)
7363	Temporary help agencies
8071	Medical laboratories
9030	Local government, except education
4731	Arrangement of transportation of freight/cargo
8711	Engineering services
8093	Specialty outpatient facilities, all other
8041	Offices & clinics of chiropractors
7011	Hotels, motels, & tourist courts
8741	Management services
8221	Colleges, universities & professional schools
7389	Business services, all other
8069	Specialty hospitals, exc psychiatric
8049	Offices & clinics of health practitioners, all other
5999	Miscellaneous retail stores, all other

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.