OES Code: 917050 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR WELDING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS


Welding Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend welding machines that join or bond together parts of fabricated metal products and metal components, such as panels, frames, yokes, tubes, and containers according to specifications and blueprints. Does not include welding machine setters and set-up operators.

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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
1,310 1,400 7% 90 220 310


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE WELDING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS 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          
3499 Fabricated metal product manufacturers, all other
3728 Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
3714 Motor vehicle parts & accessory manufacturers
3443 Fabricated plate work (boiler shops)
3469 Metal stamping manufacturers, all other
2514 Metal household furniture manufacturers
3713 Truck and bus body manufacturers
2522 Office furniture manufacturers, exc wood
3599 Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
3523 Farm machinery & equipment manufacturers
3444 Sheet metal work manufacturers
3548 Welding equipment manufacturers
3465 Automotive stamping manufacturers
3581 Automatic vending machine manufacturers
3429 Hardware manufacturers, all other
3559 Special industry machinery manufacturers, all other
2599 Furniture & fixture manufacturers, all other
3567 Industrial process furnace & oven manufacturers
3691 Storage battery manufacturers
3751 Motorcycles, bicycles & parts manufacturers
3556 Food products machinery manufacturers
3312 Blast furnaces & steel mills
3369 Nonferrous foundries
3533 Oil & gas field machinery manufacturers
3721 Aircraft 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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