OES Code: 929650

ORANGE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR CRUSHING, GRINDING, MIXING, & BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines to crush or grind any of a wide variety of materials, such as coal, glass, plastic, dried fruit, grain, stone, chemicals, food, or rubber, or operate or tend machines that buff and polish materials or products, such as stone, glass, slate, plastic or metal trim, bowling balls, or eyeglasses. Mixing and Blending Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

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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
1,160	1,210	4%	50	190	240

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE CRUSHING, GRINDING, MIXING, & BLENDING 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
2035	Pickle, sauce & salad dressing processors
2834	Pharmaceutical preparations manufacturers
3069	Fabricated rubber product manufacturers, all other
2999	Petroleum & coal product manufacturers, all other
2851	Paint & varnish manufacturers
1611	Highway & street construction
2087	Flavoring extracts & syrups, all other
2899	Chemical preparations manufacturers, all other
3679	Electronic components manufacturers, all other
3826	Analytical instrument manufacturers
3827	Optical instrument & lens manufacturers
2013	Sausage & other prepared meat processing
3843	Dental equipment & supplies manufacturers
3861	Photographic equipment manufacturers
2033	Canned fruits & vegetable processor
2053	Frozen bakery producers, exc bread
3085	Plastic bottle manufacturers
3273	Ready-mixed concrete manufacturers
3411	Metal can manufacturers
1442	Construction sand and gravel
3949	Sporting goods manufacturers, all other
2842	Polishes & sanitation goods manufacturers
3089	Plastic product manufacturers, all other
3299	Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturers, all other
2951	Asphalt paving mixtures & block manufacturers
3272	Concrete product manufacturers, exc block & brick

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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