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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