OES Code: 790360 ORANGE COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR SPRAYERS & APPLICATORS


Sprayers and Applicators spray herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides on trees, shrubs, and lawns using hoses and truck-mounted tanks. They fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals according to prescribed formulae. They may use portable spray equipment. Does not include workers who also perform the duties of Lawn Maintenance Workers or Pruners.

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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
130 160 23% 30 20 50


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SPRAYERS & APPLICATORS IN ORANGE 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          
0782 Lawn and garden services
0783 Ornamental shrub & tree services

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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