OES Code: 853210 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS


Farm Equipment Mechanics maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems. They may repair dairy equipment. Does not include Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists.

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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
330 380 15% 50 60 110


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 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          
5083 Farm & garden machinery, wholesale
5084 Industrial machinery, wholesale
5082 Construct & mining equipment, wholesale
7699 Repair shops & related services, 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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