OES Code: 130080

VENTURA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PURCHASING MANAGERS

Purchasing Managers plan, organize, direct, control, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, or services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers.

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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
520	600	15%	80	80	160

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PURCHASING MANAGERS IN VENTURA 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
5411	Grocery stores
5999	Miscellaneous retail stores, all other
5499	Miscellaneous food stores
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
5137	Women's & children's clothing, wholesale
5199	Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
5211	Lumber & other building materials dealers
5912	Drug stores
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5941	Sporting goods stores & bicycle shops
9010	Federal government
5148	Fresh fruits & vegetables, wholesale
5812	Eating places
5251	Hardware stores
5944	Jewelry stores
5311	Department stores
5734	Computer & computer software stores
5961	Catalog/mail-order houses
4911	Electric services
5712	Furniture stores
3599	Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
3663	Radio &TV communications equipment manufacturers
3674	Semiconductors & related device manufacturers
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
5085	Industrial supplies, wholesale
5122	Drugs, proprietaries & sundries, wholesale
5231	Paint, glass & wallpaper stores
5921	Liquor stores
7349	Building cleaning & maintenance services, all other
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
8731	Commercial physical & biological research

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.