OES Code: 929020 ORANGE COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR ELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSORS


Electronic Semiconductor Processors process materials used in manufacture of electronic semiconductors. They load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties. They may scribe or separate wafer into dice.

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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
300 380 27% 80 60 140


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE ELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSORS 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          
3679 Electronic components manufacturers, all other
3674 Semiconductors & related device manufacturers
3691 Storage battery manufacturers
3861 Photographic equipment 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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