OES Code: 939140 ORANGE COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR WELDERS & CUTTERS


Welders and Cutters use flamecutting, hand, arc, and gas welding equipment, and gas torches, to weld together metal components of such products as pipelines, automobiles, boilers, and ships, or join together components of fabricated sheet metal assemblies, or cut, trim, or scarf metal objects to dimensions as specified by layout, work orders, or blueprints.

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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
2,120 2,520 19% 400 380 780


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE WELDERS & CUTTERS 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          
3429 Hardware manufacturers, all other
3949 Sporting goods manufacturers, all other
3599 Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
3441 Fabricated structural metal manufacturers
7363 Temporary help agencies
3272 Concrete product manufacturers, exc block & brick
3444 Sheet metal work manufacturers
3433 Heating equipment manufacturers, exc electric
7692 Welding repair
1791 Structural steel erection contractors
1541 General contractors--industrial buildings/warehouses
3585 Refrigerating & heating equipment manufacturers
3728 Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
5084 Industrial machinery, wholesale
7532 Auto top, body & upholstery repair shops
3443 Fabricated plate work (boiler shops)
3469 Metal stamping manufacturers, all other
3496 Miscellaneous fabricated wire product manufacturers
3498 Fabricated pipe & pipe fitting manufacturers
7699 Repair shops & related services, all other
2514 Metal household furniture manufacturers
3672 Printed circuit board manufacturers
5093 Scrap & waste materials, wholesale
5012 Automobiles & other motor vehicles, wholesale
3679 Electronic components manufacturers, all other
2522 Office furniture manufacturers, exc wood
3531 Construction machinery & equipment manufacturers
1623 Water, sewer & utility line construction
3821 Laboratory apparatus manufacturers
3621 Motor & generator manufacturers
3799 Transportation equipment manufacturers, all other
3691 Storage battery manufacturers
7538 General automotive repair shops

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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