OES Code: 923080 ORANGE COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS


Sawing Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend wood sawing machines, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, equalizer saws, power saws, and crozer machines, to saw logs to specifications, or to specified dimensions, saw curved or irregular designs, trim edges and remove defects from lumber, or to cut grooves, bevel, and miter according to specifications or work orders. Does not include workers who set up sawing machines.

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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
160 150 -6% -10 20 10


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SAWING 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          
2511 Wood household furniture manufacturers
2521 Wood office furniture manufacturers
2499 Wood product manufacturers, all other
2431 Millwork
2434 Wood kitchen cabinet manufacturers
2448 Wood pallet and skid manufacturers
2449 Wood container manufacturers, all other
3993 Sign & advertising display 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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