OES Code: 859050 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS-PRECISION


Instrument Repairers-Precision install, test, repair, maintain, and adjust indicating, recording, telemetering, and controlling instruments used to measure and control variables, such as pressure, flow, temperature, motion, force, and chemical composition. Includes instrument repairers who repair, calibrate, and test instruments, such as voltmeters, ammeters, and galvanometers.

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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
220 260 18% 40 40 80


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS-PRECISION 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          
7699 Repair shops & related services, all other
3312 Blast furnaces & steel mills
2911 Petroleum refiners
3823 Process control manufacturers

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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