OES Code: 213080

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PURCHASING AGENTS - EXCEPT WHOLESALE, RETAIL & FARM PRODUCTS

Purchasing Agents, except Wholesale, Retail and Farm Products, purchase raw or semi-finished materials for manufacturing. They also purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment.

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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
840	990	18%	150	140	290

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PURCHASING AGENTS - EXCEPT WHOLESALE, RETAIL & FARM PRODUCTS IN SAN BERNARDINO 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
9010	Federal government
9030	Local government, except education
1731	Electrical work contractors
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
3721	Aircraft manufacturers
3792	Travel trailer & camper manufacturers
8063	Psychiatric hospitals
3728	Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
4911	Electric services
7363	Temporary help agencies
5012	Automobiles & other motor vehicles, wholesale
3089	Plastic product manufacturers, all other
3679	Electronic components manufacturers, all other
3713	Truck and bus body manufacturers
7699	Repair shops & related services, all other
3585	Refrigerating & heating equipment manufacturers
5122	Drugs, proprietaries & sundries, wholesale
8082	Home health care services
8221	Colleges, universities & professional 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.