OES Code: 859350 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR RIGGERS


Riggers set up or repair rigging for ships and shipyards, manufacturing plants, logging yards, construction projects, and for the entertainment industry. They select cables, ropes, pulleys, winches, blocks, and sheaves according to weight and size of load to be moved, and coordinate and direct other workers and the movement of equipment to accomplish the task.

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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
190 170 -11% -20 30 10


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE RIGGERS 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          
9010 Federal government
1311 Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction
3732 Boat builders & repairers

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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