OES Code: 490050

VENTURA 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
1,040	1,310	26%	270	200	470

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SALES REPRESENTATIVES, SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES - EXCEPT RETAIL 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
8731	Commercial physical & biological research
5122	Drugs, proprietaries & sundries, wholesale
5047	Medical & hospital equipment, wholesale
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
5048	Ophthalmic goods, wholesale
3661	Telephone & telegraph apparatus manufacturers
3674	Semiconductors & related device manufacturers
5191	Farm supplies, wholesale
5091	Sporting & recreational goods, wholesale
5082	Construct & mining equipment, wholesale
1389	Oil and gas field services, all other
5719	Miscellaneous home furnishings stores
5731	Radio, TV & consumer electronics stores
7372	Prepackaged software
7371	Computer programming services

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.