OES Code: 553230

VENTURA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR ORDER CLERKS - MATERIALS, MERCHANDISE, & SERVICE

Order Clerks receive and process incoming orders for materials, merchandise, or services such as repairs, installations, or rental of facilities. Additional duties include informing customers of receipt of order, prices, shipping dates, and delays, preparing contracts, and handling complaints. Does not include workers who dispatch as well as take orders for services.

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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
770	940	22%	170	120	290

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ORDER CLERKS - MATERIALS, MERCHANDISE, & SERVICE 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
7363	Temporary help agencies
7334	Photocopying & duplicating services
5961	Catalog/mail-order houses
4813	Telephone communications, exc radio-telephone
5074	Plumbing & hydronic heating equipment, wholesale
5211	Lumber & other building materials dealers
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
3843	Dental equipment & supplies manufacturers
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
3714	Motor vehicle parts & accessory manufacturers
5047	Medical & hospital equipment, wholesale
5999	Miscellaneous retail stores, all other
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
3679	Electronic components manufacturers, all other
5112	Stationery & office supplies, wholesale
5149	Groceries & related products, all other, wholesale
5199	Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
3433	Heating equipment manufacturers, exc electric
5087	Service establishment equipment, wholesale

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.