OES Code: 989020

ORANGE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR HAND PACKERS & PACKAGERS

Hand Packers and Packagers pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials. Does not include workers whose jobs require more than minimum training.

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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
11,560	12,520	8%	960	2,200	3,160

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE HAND PACKERS & PACKAGERS 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
5411	Grocery stores
7363	Temporary help agencies
7389	Business services, all other
7331	Direct mail advertising services
3812	Search & navigation equipment manufacturers
3085	Plastic bottle manufacturers
3089	Plastic product manufacturers, all other
2013	Sausage & other prepared meat processing
2052	Cookie & cracker producers
7361	Employment agencies
2043	Cereal breakfast food producers
2711	Newspaper publishers
3082	Unsupported plastics profile shape manufacturers
3949	Sporting goods manufacturers, all other
2396	Automotive & apparel trimming manufacturers
2752	Commercial printers, lithographic
3599	Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other

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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