OES Code: 650210 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR BAKERS - BREAD & PASTRY


Bread and Pastry Bakers mix and bake ingredients according to recipes to produce breads, pastries, and other baked goods. They produce goods in smaller quantities for consumption on premises or for sale as specialty baked goods.

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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
490 670 37% 180 120 300


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE BAKERS - BREAD & PASTRY IN CONTRA COSTA 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          
5411 Grocery stores
5461 Retail bakeries
5812 Eating places

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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