OES Code: 893020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR PATTERN & MODEL MAKERS - WOOD


Wood Patternmakers plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings according to blueprint specifications using hand and power tools. Wood Model Makers construct full-sized and scale wooden precision models of products, such as boats, automobiles, household appliances, aircraft, and machinery, using handtools, measuring instruments, and woodworking machines. Includes such workers as Wood Jig Builders and Loft Workers.

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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
260 310 19% 50 50 100


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PATTERN & MODEL MAKERS - WOOD 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          
2512 Upholstered household furniture manufacturers
3714 Motor vehicle parts & accessory manufacturers
3728 Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
3543 Industrial pattern manufacturers
2542 Partition & fixture manufacturers, exc wood
3585 Refrigerating & heating equipment manufacturers
2531 Public building & related furniture manufacturers
3721 Aircraft manufacturers
9010 Federal government
3559 Special industry machinery manufacturers, all other
3567 Industrial process furnace & oven 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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