OES Code: 939350

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR CANNERY WORKERS

Cannery Workers perform any of a variety of routine tasks in canning, freezing, preserving, or packing food products. Their duties may include sorting, grading, washing, peeling, trimming or slicing agricultural produce.

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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
1,380	1,480	7%	100	240	340

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE CANNERY WORKERS 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
2047	Dog and cat food processors
2033	Canned fruits & vegetable processor
2092	Fresh or frozen prepared fish & seafood processors
2038	Frozen specialty producers, 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.