AN EXAMINATION OF THE HOSPITAL AND NURSING AND CONVALESCENT HOME INDUSTRY IN 1964 AND EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS ARE PRESENTED AS AN INITIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONGOING MANPOWER INFORMATION PROGRAM IN THE STATE. DATA WERE COMPILED FROM POPULATION PROJECTIONS BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, WAGE SURVEY STUDIES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE HOSPITAL BEDS AND EMPLOYMENT FROM STATE DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. DATA WERE COMBINED INTO AN APPROXIMATE MODEL OF THE INDUSTRY IN 1964 WHICH WAS THEN USED AS THE BENCHMARK FOR PROJECTIONS FOR 1965, 1967, 1970, AND 1975. IN ADDITION TO AN AGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK, THE OUTLOOK FOR THE SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS OF THE REGISTERED NURSE, LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE, PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN, NURSE AIDE, ORDERLY, WARD MAID, WARD CLERK, HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR, MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, MEDICAL RECORDS CLERK, AND INSURANCE CLERK IS PRESENTED IN TERMS OF DEFINITION, JOB PREPARATION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS. TABLES INCLUDE ESTIMATES OF TOTAL POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT AND BED DATA AND PROJECTIONS BY TYPE OF AGENCY, DEPARTMENT WITHIN AGENCY, TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, OCCUPATION, AND SELECTED GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. (JK)