OES Code: 851320

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR MAINTENANCE REPAIRERS - GENERAL UTILITY

Maintenance Repairers perform work involving two or more maintenance skills to keep the machines, mechanical equipment, and/or structure of an establishment in repair. This occupation is generally found in a small establishment where specialization in maintenance work is impractical. Their duties may involve pipefitting, boiler- making, insulating, welding, machining, machine and equipment repairing, carpentry, and electrical work, as well as planning and laying out of work relating to repairs; repairing electrical and/or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.

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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
30,990	35,270	14%	4,280	4,660	8,940

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE MAINTENANCE REPAIRERS - GENERAL UTILITY IN LOS ANGELES 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
6531	Real estate agents & managers
6513	Apartment building operators
8211	Elementary & secondary schools
7389	Business services, all other
8221	Colleges, universities & professional schools
7011	Hotels, motels, & tourist courts
5812	Eating places
9030	Local government, except education
6512	Nnonresidential building operators
1521	General contractors--single-family houses
7699	Repair shops & related services, all other
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
7999	Amusement & recreation services, all other
7349	Building cleaning & maintenance services, all other
8721	Accounting, auditing & bookkeeping services
1799	Special trade contractors, all other

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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