OES Code: 251040 RIVERSIDE COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS


Computer Support Specialists provide technical assistance and training to computer system users. They investigate and resolve computer software and HARDWARE PROBLEMS OF USERS. THEY ANSWER CLIENTS' INQUIRIES IN PERSON AND VIA TELEPHONE CONCERNING THE USE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, INCLUDING PRINTING, WORD PROCESSING, PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, ELECTRONIC MAIL, AND OPERATING SYSTEMS.

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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
110 130 18% 20 10 30


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS IN RIVERSIDE 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
9030 Local government, except education
2451 Mobile home manufacturers
8221 Colleges, universities & professional schools
8222 Junior colleges & technical institutes
5045 Computer equipment & software, wholesale
5211 Lumber & other building materials dealers
3661 Telephone & telegraph apparatus manufacturers
3669 Communications equipment manufacturers, all other
5734 Computer & computer software stores
2439 Structural wood member manufacturers, all other
2499 Wood product manufacturers, all other
2711 Newspaper publishers
2822 Synthetic rubber manufacturers
3842 Surgical appliances & supplies manufacturers
5194 Tobacco & tobacco products, wholesale
5199 Nondurable goods, all other, wholesale
5311 Department stores
8211 Elementary & secondary schools

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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