OES Code: 560110

VENTURA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR COMPUTER OPERATORS

Computer Operators monitor and control electronic computers to process business, scientific, engineering, and other data according to operating instructions. They may also control peripheral equipment such as tape or disk drives, or printers. Does not include workers who primarily control peripheral equipment.

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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
480	440	-8%	-40	50	10

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE COMPUTER OPERATORS 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
9010	Federal government
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
6324	Hospital & medical service plans
9030	Local government, except education
7374	Data processing & preparation services
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
8731	Commercial physical & biological research
6022	State commercial banks
7334	Photocopying & duplicating services
7389	Business services, all other
5137	Women's & children's clothing, wholesale
6162	Mortgage bankers & loan correspondents
3663	Radio &TV communications equipment manufacturers
5211	Lumber & other building materials dealers
7336	Commercial art & graphic design
8721	Accounting, auditing & bookkeeping services
3842	Surgical appliances & supplies manufacturers
4813	Telephone communications, exc radio-telephone
7322	Adjustment & collection services
7361	Employment agencies
8742	Management consulting services
5699	Miscellaneous apparel & accessory stores
6331	Fire, marine & casualty insurance

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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