OES Code: 975170 ALAMEDA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR ORDINARY SEAMEN & MARINE OILERS


Ordinary Seamen and Marine Oilers stand deck department watch and perform a variety of tasks to preserve the painted surface of the ship and to maintain lines and ship equipment, such as running and cargo-handling gear. The may oil and grease moving parts of engines and auxiliary equipment. They must hold government-issued certification, and must hold Tanker certification when working aboard liquid carrying vessels.

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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
240 150 -38% -90 20 -70


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ORDINARY SEAMEN & MARINE OILERS 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          
4492 Towing & tugboat services

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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