OES Code: 877080 ORANGE COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR PAVING, SURFACING, & TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS


Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways, or equipment used for tamping gravel, dirt or other materials. Included are such equipment operators as Concrete and Asphalt Paving Machine Operators, Form Tampers, Tamping Machine Operators, and Stone Spreader Operators.

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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
560 700 25% 140 90 230


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PAVING, SURFACING, & TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 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          
1771 Concrete work contractors
1611 Highway & street construction
9030 Local government, except education
1629 Heavy construction, all other
9020 State government, except education

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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