OES Code: 851230 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR MILLWRIGHTS


Millwrights install new machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, and other drawings in an establishment and dismantle and move machinery and heavy equipment when changes in plant layout are required. They use a variety of hand tools, hoists, dollies, and trucks. They may construct foundations for machines.

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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
200 150 -25% -50 20 -30


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE MILLWRIGHTS 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          
2062 Cane sugar refineries
2869 Industrial organic chemical manufacturers, all other
1629 Heavy construction, all other
1499 Misc nonmetallic minerals, all other
1796 Installing building equipment, all other
1541 General contractors--industrial buildings/warehouses

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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