OES Code: 979510 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR CONVEYOR OPERATORS & TENDERS


Conveyor Operators and Tenders control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, vehicles, and underground workings. They may control speed and routing of materials or products.

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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 80 14% 10 10 20


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE CONVEYOR OPERATORS & TENDERS 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          
3312 Blast furnaces & steel mills
5142 Packaged frozen foods, wholesale
2951 Asphalt paving mixtures & block manufacturers
5093 Scrap & waste materials, wholesale
2711 Newspaper publishers

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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