OES Code: 939230 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR SEWERS - HAND


Hand Sewers sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, any of a wide variety of manufactured items, such as shoes, hats, umbrellas, rugs, baseballs, and hosiery. Include such occupations as Weavers, Stitchers, and Finishers. Hand Sewers who repair articles should be reported with Menders.

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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
1,030 1,310 27% 280 70 350


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SEWERS - HAND 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
2335 Women's & misses' dress manufacturers
2253 Knit outerwear mills
2369 Girls' & children's outerwear manufacturers, all other
2387 Apparel belt manufacturers
2389 Apparel & accessory manufacturers, all other

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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