OES Code: 878140 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS


Structural Metal Workers perform any combination of duties to raise, place, and unite girders, columns, and other structural steel members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. Includes workers who erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings. Does not include Reinforcing Metal Workers.

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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 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 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          
1791 Structural steel erection contractors
1751 Carpentry contractors
1521 General contractors--single-family houses
1542 General contractors--other nonresidential buildings

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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