OES Code: 929740

ORANGE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PACKAGING & FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines, such as filling machines, casing running machines, ham rolling machines, preservative filling machines, baling machines, wrapping machines, and stuffing machines, to prepare industrial or consumer products, such as gas cylinders, meat and other food products, tobacco, insulation, ammunition, stuffed toys and athletic equipment, and upholstered pads, as end products or for storage and shipment.

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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
3,180	3,430	8%	250	560	810

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PACKAGING & FILLING 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
2038	Frozen specialty producers, all other
2711	Newspaper publishers
2851	Paint & varnish manufacturers
2051	Bread, cake & related producers
5064	Electrical appliances, TV and radios, wholesale
2086	Bottled & canned soft drink producers
5411	Grocery stores
3695	Magnetic & optical recording media manufacturers
5149	Groceries & related products, all other, wholesale
7389	Business services, all other
2834	Pharmaceutical preparations manufacturers
7363	Temporary help agencies
2098	Macaroni & spaghetti producers
2033	Canned fruits & vegetable processor
2591	Drapery hardware, blind & shade manufacturers
5032	Brick, stone & ,related materials, wholesale
2052	Cookie & cracker producers
5122	Drugs, proprietaries & sundries, wholesale
2026	Fluid milk producers
3021	Rubber & plastic footwear manufacturers
2013	Sausage & other prepared meat processing
2999	Petroleum & coal product manufacturers, all other
3949	Sporting goods manufacturers, all other
5113	Industrial & personal service paper, wholesale
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
5169	Chemicals & allied products, all other, wholesale
2844	Perfume & cosmetic manufacturers
3429	Hardware manufacturers, all other
3085	Plastic bottle manufacturers
2032	Canned specialty processors

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.