OES Code: 929740

ALAMEDA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PACKAGING & FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines, such as filling machines, casing running machines, ham rolling machines, preservative filling machines, baling machines, wrapping machines, and stuffing machines, to prepare industrial or consumer products, such as gas cylinders, meat and other food products, tobacco, insulation, ammunition, stuffed toys and athletic equipment, and upholstered pads, as end products or for storage and shipment.

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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
2,760	3,110	13%	350	490	840

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PACKAGING & FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS 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
2051	Bread, cake & related producers
3221	Glass container manufacturers
2064	Candy & other confectionery producers
5461	Retail bakeries
2834	Pharmaceutical preparations manufacturers
2086	Bottled & canned soft drink producers
2099	Manufactured food preparations, all other
5411	Grocery stores
3695	Magnetic & optical recording media manufacturers
2821	Plastic materials and resin manufacturers
5149	Groceries & related products, all other, wholesale
2851	Paint & varnish manufacturers
2095	Coffee roasters
2842	Polishes & sanitation goods manufacturers
2052	Cookie & cracker producers
3652	Pre-recorded tape & disc manufacturers
2841	Soap & detergent manufacturers
7389	Business services, all other
3631	Household cooking equipment manufacturers
7363	Temporary help agencies

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.