OES Code: 891110 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR TOOL GRINDERS, FILERS, SHARPENERS & OTHER PRECISION GRINDERS


Tool Grinders, Filers, Sharpeners, and Other Precision Grinders perform such operations as precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, and grinding of metal objects by the wearing action of abrasive materials or machine files. Includes such occupations as Tool, Cylinder, or Card Grinders, or Grinder Operators, Saw Filers, and Filer-Finishers.

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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
1,510 1,670 11% 160 190 350


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE TOOL GRINDERS, FILERS, SHARPENERS & OTHER PRECISION GRINDERS 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          
3728 Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
3365 Aluminum foundries
3471 Plating and polishing firms
7699 Repair shops & related services, all other
3452 Bolt, nut, screw, rivet, & washer manufacturers
3429 Hardware manufacturers, all other
3599 Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
3451 Screw machine product manufacturers
3469 Metal stamping manufacturers, all other
3312 Blast furnaces & steel mills
3545 Machine tool accessory manufacturers
3544 Special die, tool, jig & fixture manufacturers
3593 Fluid power cylinder & actuator manufacturers
3363 Aluminum die-casting manufacturers
3496 Miscellaneous fabricated wire product manufacturers
3589 Service industry machinery manufacturers, all other
3089 Plastic product manufacturers, all other
3511 Turbine & turbine generator set manufacturers
3495 Wire spring manufacturers
3423 Hand & edge tool manufacturers
7692 Welding repair
3366 Copper foundries
3369 Nonferrous foundries
2521 Wood office furniture manufacturers
3678 Electronic connector manufacturers
3842 Surgical appliances & supplies manufacturers

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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