OES Code: 853140

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR MOBILE HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS - EXCEPT ENGINES

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics repair and maintain mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and surface mining. Does not include Rail Car Repairers and Diesel Engine Specialists.

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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	280	17%	40	40	80

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE MOBILE HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS - EXCEPT ENGINES 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
1611	Highway & street construction
1629	Heavy construction, all other
7353	Heavy construction equipment rental
4932	Gas & other services combined
9010	Federal government
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale
7363	Temporary help agencies
7699	Repair shops & related services, all other
9030	Local government, except education
7389	Business services, all other
9020	State government, except education
1796	Installing building equipment, all other
7539	Auto repair shops, all other
5083	Farm & garden machinery, wholesale
5093	Scrap & waste materials, wholesale
7359	Equipment rental & leasing, all other

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.