OES Code: 971050

ALAMEDA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT - INCLUDE DELIVERY & ROUTE WORKERS

Light Truck Drivers, including Delivery and Route Workers, drive vehicles with a capacity under 3 tons. They deliver or pick up merchandise and may load and unload trucks. Does not include workers whose duties include sales.

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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
6,760	7,210	7%	450	760	1,210

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT - INCLUDE DELIVERY & ROUTE 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
4513	Air courier services
4215	Courier services, except by air
4212	Local trucking without storage
5812	Eating places
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
4731	Arrangement of transportation of freight/cargo
4953	Refuse systems
7549	Auto services, exc repair & carwashes
4789	Transportation services, all other
7389	Business services, all other
5182	Wines & distilled alcoholic beverages, wholesale
5511	Motor vehicle dealers (new & used)
2024	Ice cream & frozen dessert producers
2711	Newspaper publishers
7213	Linen supply
5943	Stationery stores
4581	Airports, flying fields & services
7359	Equipment rental & leasing, all other
8322	Individual & family social services
5149	Groceries & related products, all other, 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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