OES Code: 891230 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR JEWELERS & SILVERSMITHS


Jewelers fabricate and repair jewelry articles, such as rings, brooches, pendants, bracelets, and lockets; cut, file, solder, and polish articles using hand tools and polishing wheels. Silversmiths anneal, solder, hammer, shape, and glue silver articles; cut open designs in ornamentation; and may operate a lathe to shape articles. Does not include workers who perform a specialized operation such as fancy wire drawing.

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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
70 90 29% 20 10 30


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE JEWELERS & SILVERSMITHS 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          
3911 Jewelry manufacturers, precious metals
5944 Jewelry stores
7631 Watch, clock & jewelry repair

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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