OES Code: 891320 ALAMEDA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR SHEET METAL WORKERS


Sheet Metal Workers fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Their work may involve setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using a hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; and inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces.

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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
1,280 1,140 -11% -140 130 -10


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SHEET METAL WORKERS IN ALAMEDA 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          
1711 Plumbing, heating & air conditioning contractors
3272 Concrete product manufacturers, exc block & brick
3444 Sheet metal work manufacturers
1761 Roofing, siding & sheet metal contractors
3494 Valve & pipe fitting manufacturers, all other
5051 Metals service centers & offices, wholesale
3556 Food products machinery manufacturers
3599 Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
3312 Blast furnaces & steel mills
3465 Automotive stamping manufacturers
3469 Metal stamping manufacturers, all other
1629 Heavy construction, all other
3544 Special die, tool, jig & fixture manufacturers
3411 Metal can manufacturers
3589 Service industry machinery manufacturers, all other
3462 Iron and steel forging manufacturers
3564 Blower & fan manufacturers
3442 Metal door, sash & frame manufacturers
3537 Industrial truck & tractor manufacturers
3713 Truck and bus body manufacturers
5063 Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale

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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