OES Code: 979230

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR EXCAVATING & LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS

Excavating and Loading Machine Operators operate or tend machinery, except dredges or draglines, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.

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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
170	200	18%	30	20	50

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE EXCAVATING & LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 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
1611	Highway & street construction
1794	Excavation contractors
1623	Water, sewer & utility line construction
1521	General contractors--single-family houses
1542	General contractors--other nonresidential buildings
1499	Misc nonmetallic minerals, all other
1541	General contractors--industrial buildings/warehouses
1429	Crushed and broken stone, all other

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.