OES Code: 929650

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR CRUSHING, GRINDING, MIXING, & BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines to crush or grind any of a wide variety of materials, such as coal, glass, plastic, dried fruit, grain, stone, chemicals, food, or rubber, or operate or tend machines that buff and polish materials or products, such as stone, glass, slate, plastic or metal trim, bowling balls, or eyeglasses. Mixing and Blending Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

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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
3,350	3,670	10%	320	570	890

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE CRUSHING, GRINDING, MIXING, & BLENDING 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
2851	Paint & varnish manufacturers
2013	Sausage & other prepared meat processing
2099	Manufactured food preparations, all other
3085	Plastic bottle manufacturers
3089	Plastic product manufacturers, all other
3061	Mechanical rubber goods manufacturers
3069	Fabricated rubber product manufacturers, all other
2834	Pharmaceutical preparations manufacturers
2087	Flavoring extracts & syrups, all other
2295	Coated fabric mills, not rubberized
3087	Custom compound purchased resin manufacturers
2891	Adhesive & sealant manufacturers
2038	Frozen specialty producers, all other
3451	Screw machine product manufacturers
3273	Ready-mixed concrete manufacturers
3231	Glass product manufacturers, using purchased glass
2844	Perfume & cosmetic manufacturers
2041	Flour & other grain mill producers
3589	Service industry machinery manufacturers, all other
2819	Industrial inorganic chemical manufacturers, all other
2822	Synthetic rubber manufacturers
2842	Polishes & sanitation goods 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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