OES Code: 225050 ORANGE COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS


Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians and Technologists apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge to design, build, test, repair, and modify developmental, experimental, or production electrical equipment in industrial or commercial plants for subsequent use by engineering personnel in making engineering design and evaluation decisions.

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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
3,720 4,300 16% 580 600 1,180


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS IN ORANGE 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          
5065 Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5045 Computer equipment & software, wholesale
3812 Search & navigation equipment manufacturers
1731 Electrical work contractors
7378 Computer maintenance & repair services
5063 Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
3845 Electromedical equipment manufacturers
3672 Printed circuit board manufacturers
7373 Computer integrated systems design
3577 Computer peripheral equipment manufacturers, all other
3679 Electronic components manufacturers, all other
7363 Temporary help agencies
3571 Electronic computer manufacturers
5046 Commercial equipment, all other, wholesale
3674 Semiconductors & related device manufacturers
8711 Engineering services
3823 Process control manufacturers
9010 Federal government
3661 Telephone & telegraph apparatus manufacturers
3651 Household audio/video equipment manufacturers
3625 Relay & industrial control manufacturers
5084 Industrial machinery, wholesale
3825 Electricity measuring instruments manufacturers
9030 Local government, except education
8731 Commercial physical & biological research
5064 Electrical appliances, TV and radios, wholesale
3579 Office machine manufacturers, all other
3663 Radio &TV communications equipment manufacturers
3761 Guided missile & space vehicle manufacturers
3826 Analytical instrument manufacturers

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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