OES Code: 830050

ORANGE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, TESTERS, GRADERS, SORTERS, SAMPLERS, & WEIGHERS

Production Inspectors, Testers, Graders, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers inspect, test, grade, sort, sample, or weigh non-agricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated or assembled parts or products. Work may be performed before, during, or after processing.

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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
5,100	5,980	17%	880	650	1,530

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, TESTERS, GRADERS, SORTERS, SAMPLERS, & WEIGHERS 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
3672	Printed circuit board manufacturers
7363	Temporary help agencies
7361	Employment agencies
2834	Pharmaceutical preparations manufacturers
3674	Semiconductors & related device manufacturers
3089	Plastic product manufacturers, all other
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5122	Drugs, proprietaries & sundries, wholesale
3695	Magnetic & optical recording media manufacturers
2253	Knit outerwear mills
5113	Industrial & personal service paper, wholesale
3679	Electronic components manufacturers, all other
3861	Photographic equipment manufacturers
3594	Fluid power pump & motor manufacturers
3651	Household audio/video equipment manufacturers
5136	Men's & boys' clothing, wholesale
3452	Bolt, nut, screw, rivet, & washer manufacturers
3949	Sporting goods manufacturers, all other
3577	Computer peripheral equipment manufacturers, all other
2273	Carpet and rug mills
3728	Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
5091	Sporting & recreational goods, wholesale
5045	Computer equipment & software, wholesale

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.