OES Code: 929230 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR FURNACE, KILN, OVEN, DRIER, OR KETTLE OPERATORS & TENDERS


Furnace, Kiln, Over, Drier, or Kettle Operators and Tenders operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal or plastic processing equipment. Oven Operators or Tenders perform such operations as baking fiber- glass or painted products, fusing glass or enamel to metal products, carbonizing coal, or curing rubber or other products. Furnace Operators or Tenders perform such operations as annealing glass, roasting sulfur, converting chemicals, or processing petroleum. Kettle Operators and Tenders perform such operations as boiling soap or melting antimony or asphalt materials. Drier Operators and Tenders perform such operations as removing moisture from paper, chemicals, ore, clay products, or slurry. Kiln Operators and Tenders perform such operations as heating minerals, drying lumber, firing greenware, annealing glassware, or baking clay product.

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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
420 450 7% 30 40 70


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE FURNACE, KILN, OVEN, DRIER, OR KETTLE 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          
3231 Glass product manufacturers, using purchased glass
3269 Pottery product manufacturers, all other
7218 Industrial launderers
3089 Plastic product manufacturers, all other
2262 Finishing plants, man-made fibers
2951 Asphalt paving mixtures & block manufacturers
3261 Vitreous plumbing fixture manufacturers
2273 Carpet and rug mills
3251 Brick & structural clay tile 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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