OES Code: 971020

IMPERIAL COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR TRUCK DRIVERS - HEAVY OR TRACTOR TRAILER

Heavy or Tractor Trailer Truck Drivers drive tractor-trailer combinations or trucks with a capacity of more than three tons to transport and deliver goods, livestock, or materials in liquid, loose or packaged form. They may be required to unload trucks.

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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
520	560	8%	40	60	100

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE TRUCK DRIVERS - HEAVY OR TRACTOR TRAILER IN IMPERIAL 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
4213	Trucking, except local
4212	Local trucking without storage
1611	Highway & street construction
5191	Farm supplies, wholesale
3273	Ready-mixed concrete manufacturers
9030	Local government, except education
5411	Grocery stores
5172	Petroleum & petroleum products, wholesale
2875	Fertilizer mixing manufacturers
4731	Arrangement of transportation of freight/cargo
5171	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals
1771	Concrete work contractors
5093	Scrap & waste materials, wholesale

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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