OES Code: 917050 ORANGE COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR WELDING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS


Welding Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend welding machines that join or bond together parts of fabricated metal products and metal components, such as panels, frames, yokes, tubes, and containers according to specifications and blueprints. Does not include welding machine setters and set-up 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
370 410 11% 40 60 100


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE WELDING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS 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          
3728 Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
3499 Fabricated metal product manufacturers, all other
3751 Motorcycles, bicycles & parts manufacturers
3533 Oil & gas field machinery manufacturers
3444 Sheet metal work manufacturers
3599 Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
3443 Fabricated plate work (boiler shops)
3559 Special industry machinery manufacturers, all other
3469 Metal stamping manufacturers, all other
3589 Service industry machinery manufacturers, all other
3631 Household cooking equipment manufacturers
3431 Metal sanitary ware manufacturers
3691 Storage battery manufacturers
3713 Truck and bus body manufacturers
3411 Metal can manufacturers
3672 Printed circuit board manufacturers
3548 Welding equipment manufacturers
3441 Fabricated structural metal manufacturers

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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