OES Code: 973020 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR RAILROAD CONDUCTORS & YARDMASTERS


Railroad Conductors coordinate activities of train crews engaged in transporting or providing services to passengers on passenger trains, in transporting freight on freight trains, or coordinate activities of switch- engine crews engaged in switching railroad cars within yard of railroad, industrial plant, or similar location. Yardmasters coordinate railroad traffic activities of workers engaged in makeup or breakup of trains, switching inbound or outbound traffic of railroad yard or railroad traffic on a specified section of line.

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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
100 110 10% 10 10 20


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE RAILROAD CONDUCTORS & YARDMASTERS 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          
4010 Railroads
9010 Federal government

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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