OES Code: 879210

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR ROUSTABOUTS

Roustabouts perform tasks necessary to assemble or repair oilfield equipment using hand tools and power tools. They perform other related tasks as needed.

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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
170	100	-41%	-70	10	-60

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ROUSTABOUTS 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
1389	Oil and gas field services, all other
1311	Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction
1381	Drilling oil and gas wells

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.