OES Code: 939530 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR GRINDING & POLISHING WORKERS - HAND


Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers grind and polish using hand tools or hand held power tools a wide variety of metal, stone, clay, plastic, and glass objects or parts. Include such occupations as Grinders and Chippers, Polishers and Buffers, Metal Sanders and Finishers, Glass Grinders and Polishers, and Plastic Buffers and Finishers. Does not include precision level workers.

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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
3,190 3,610 13% 420 620 1,040


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE GRINDING & POLISHING WORKERS - 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          
3599 Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
3471 Plating and polishing firms
2499 Wood product manufacturers, all other
3325 Steel foundries, all other
3544 Special die, tool, jig & fixture manufacturers
3423 Hand & edge tool manufacturers
3231 Glass product manufacturers, using purchased glass
3479 Metal coating & services firms, all other
3365 Aluminum foundries
2431 Millwork
3911 Jewelry manufacturers, precious metals
2514 Metal household furniture manufacturers
3281 Cut stone & stone product manufacturers
3949 Sporting goods manufacturers, all other
3543 Industrial pattern manufacturers
2511 Wood household furniture manufacturers
3269 Pottery product manufacturers, all other
3826 Analytical instrument manufacturers
3469 Metal stamping manufacturers, all other
3545 Machine tool accessory manufacturers
3728 Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
3369 Nonferrous foundries
3431 Metal sanitary ware manufacturers
3714 Motor vehicle parts & accessory manufacturers
2522 Office furniture manufacturers, exc wood
3499 Fabricated metal product manufacturers, all other
2542 Partition & fixture manufacturers, exc wood
3363 Aluminum die-casting manufacturers
3463 Nonferrous forging manufacturers
3541 Machine tool, metal cutting type 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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