OES Code: 987050 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR REFUSE COLLECTORS


Refuse Collectors collect and dump refuse from containers into trucks on a designated route in a municipality. They may also drive the truck.

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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
440 330 -25% -110 50 -60


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE REFUSE COLLECTORS 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          
4953 Refuse systems

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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