OES Code: 919350 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR FURNACE OPERATORS & TENDERS


Furnace Operators and Tenders operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal prior to casting or to produce specified types of steel. This occupation excludes heat treating and related furnace 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
290 340 17% 50 30 80


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE FURNACE 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          
3398 Metal heat treating plants
3321 Gray & ductile iron foundries
3341 Secondary nonferrous metal smelters & refiners
3643 Current-carrying wiring device manufacturers
3363 Aluminum die-casting manufacturers
3365 Aluminum foundries
3366 Copper foundries
3351 Copper rolling & drawing mills
3369 Nonferrous foundries
3325 Steel foundries, all other
3334 Primary producers of aluminum
3452 Bolt, nut, screw, rivet, & washer 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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