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VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

EXHIBIT 21--SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT



The following is a list of the subsidiaries and joint ventures of Volt as of
January 16, 1996 (exclusive of certain subsidiaries which, if considered in the
aggregate, would not, as of November 3, 1995, constitute a significant
subsidiary within the meaning of Rule 1-02(v) of Regulation S-X).  All of such
subsidiaries, to the extent they were active during fiscal 1995, are included
as consolidated subsidiaries in the Registrant's consolidated financial
statements as of November 3, 1995.


                                          Jurisdiction
                                              of
Name (1)                                  Incorporation
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Autologic, Incorporated                   California
Volt Delta Resources, Inc.                Nevada
Volt Delta Resources, Inc.                Delaware
Jefferson-Adams Corporation               New Jersey
Volt Temporary Services, Inc.             Delaware
Volt Real Estate Corporation              Delaware
VIS, Inc.                                 Delaware
Volt-Autologic Directories S.A. Ltd.      Delaware
Volt Holding Corp.                        Nevada
Volt-Autologic, A.B.                      Sweden
Volt-Autologic Limited                    United Kingdom
Volt-Autologic Pty. Limited               Australia
Volt-Autologic, Inc.                      Canada
Volt-Autologic Ltd.                       Israel
Volt Realty Two, Inc.                     Nevada
Volt Orangeca Real Estate Corp.           Delaware
Volt Australia, Ltd.                      Delaware
Shaw & Shaw, Inc.                         Delaware
Volt Delta Europe, Limited                United Kingdom
Volt Human Resources, Inc.                Delaware
Volt ATRD Corp.                           Delaware
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EXHIBIT 21--SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT--Continued


                                          Jurisdiction
                                              of
Name (1)                                  Incorporation
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Volt Opportunity Road Realty Corp.        Delaware
Autologic International, Ltd. (2)         Delaware
Nuco II, Ltd.                             Delaware
Volt Management Corp.                     Delaware
Volt Technical Corp.                      Delaware
Fidelity National Credit Services Ltd.    California
Tainol, S.A.                              Uruguay
Nuco I, Ltd.                              Nevada
Volt Information Sciences Funding, Inc.   Delaware
Volt Viewtech, Inc.                       Delaware
Pacific Access Pty. Ltd. (4)              Australia
Volt Participacoes, Ltda.                 Brazil
Volt Cayman Investment Company, Ltd.      Cayman Is.
Telelistas Editora, Ltda. (3)             Brazil
Volt Jantech, Inc. (5)                    Delaware
Volt System I, J.V., Inc. (6)             California

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(1) -   Except as noted, each named subsidiary is wholly owned, directly or
        indirectly, by Volt Information Sciences, Inc., except that in the case
        of certain foreign subsidiaries, qualifying shares may be registered in
        the name of directors and/or other Volt subsidiaries.
(2) -   Wholly owned by Autologic, Incorporated.
(3) -   50% owned joint venture.
(4) -   12-1/2% owned joint venture.
(5) -   60% owned subsidiary.
(6) -   75% owned subsidiary.