OES Code: 875080 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR PIPELAYERS


Pipelayers lay glazed or unglazed clay, concrete, plastic, or cast-iron pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, water mains, and oil or gas lines, performing any combination of the following tasks: grading trenches or culverts,

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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
50 60 20% 10 10 20


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PIPELAYERS 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          
1629 Heavy construction, all other
1623 Water, sewer & utility line construction
1611 Highway & street construction
9030 Local government, except education
1794 Excavation contractors

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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