OES Code: 927280

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS - TEXTILE, GARMENT, & RELATED MATERIALS

Pressing Machine Operators and Tenders, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials, operate or tend pressing machines, such as hot-head pressing, steam pressing, automatic pressing, ironing, plunger pressing, and hydraulic pressing machines, to press and shape articles, such as leather, fur, and cloth garments, or drapes, slipcovers, handkerchiefs, and millinery. Does not include delicate fabric (Precision) Pressers.

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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
4,550	4,920	8%	370	690	1,060

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS - TEXTILE, GARMENT, & RELATED MATERIALS 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
2339	Women's & misses' outerwear manufacturers, all other
7216	Dry-cleaning plants, exc rug cleaning
7212	Garment pressing & cleaners' agents
7213	Linen supply
7215	Coin-operated laundries & dry-cleaning
2335	Women's & misses' dress manufacturers
7218	Industrial launderers
7211	Power laundries, family & commercial
2337	Women's & misses' suit & coat 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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