OES Code: 830050

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, TESTERS, GRADERS, SORTERS, SAMPLERS, & WEIGHERS

Production Inspectors, Testers, Graders, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers inspect, test, grade, sort, sample, or weigh non-agricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated or assembled parts or products. Work may be performed before, during, or after processing.

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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
370	480	30%	110	50	160

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, TESTERS, GRADERS, SORTERS, SAMPLERS, & WEIGHERS 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
7363	Temporary help agencies
7361	Employment agencies
2911	Petroleum refiners
3823	Process control manufacturers
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
3312	Blast furnaces & steel mills
7218	Industrial launderers
3672	Printed circuit board manufacturers
5093	Scrap & waste materials, wholesale
5113	Industrial & personal service paper, wholesale
3088	Plastic plumbing fixture manufacturers
3812	Search & navigation equipment manufacturers
1311	Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction
2879	Pesticides & other agricultural chemical manufacturers
3661	Telephone & telegraph apparatus manufacturers
3679	Electronic components manufacturers, all other
3743	Railroad equipment manufacturers
8734	Testing laboratories

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.