OES Code: 983120

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR HELPERS - CARPENTERS & RELATED

Carpenters' Helpers and Related Workers help Carpenters or carpentry related craft workers by performing duties of lesser skill. Their duties include supplying or holding materials or tools and cleaning work area and equipment. Does not include apprentice workers or construction or maintenance laborers who do not primarily assist Carpenters or carpentry related craft 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
2,710	3,180	17%	470	530	1,000

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE HELPERS - CARPENTERS & RELATED 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
1521	General contractors--single-family houses
1542	General contractors--other nonresidential buildings
1771	Concrete work contractors
1751	Carpentry contractors
1522	General contractors--residential, 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.