OES Code: 660080

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR NURSE AIDES

Nurse Aides work under the direction of nursing or medical staff to provide auxiliary services in the care of patients. They perform duties such as answering patients' call bells, serving and collecting food trays, and feeding patients. Nurse Aides may be called Assistants, Attendants, or Orderlies. Orderlies are primarily concerned with the care of male patients, setting up equipment, and relieving nurses of heavier work. Does not include Psychiatric Aides and Home Health Aides.

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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
8,400	9,810	17%	1,410	920	2,330

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE NURSE AIDES 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
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
8051	Skilled nursing care facilities
8059	Nursing & personal care facilities, all other
8361	Residential care
7363	Temporary help agencies

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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