OES Code: 927280 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS - TEXTILE, GARMENT, & RELATED MATERIALS


Pressing Machine Operators and Tenders, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials, operate or tend pressing machines, such as hot-head pressing, steam pressing, automatic pressing, ironing, plunger pressing, and hydraulic pressing machines, to press and shape articles, such as leather, fur, and cloth garments, or drapes, slipcovers, handkerchiefs, and millinery. Does not include delicate fabric (Precision) Pressers.

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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
160 200 25% 40 30 70


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS - TEXTILE, GARMENT, & RELATED MATERIALS 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          
7212 Garment pressing & cleaners' agents
7216 Dry-cleaning plants, exc rug cleaning
7218 Industrial launderers
7215 Coin-operated laundries & dry-cleaning

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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