OES Code: 853210

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS

Farm Equipment Mechanics maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems. They may repair dairy equipment. Does not include Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists.

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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
50	50	0%	0	10	10

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS IN RIVERSIDE 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
5082	Construct & mining equipment, wholesale
5083	Farm & garden machinery, wholesale
7699	Repair shops & related services, all other
5084	Industrial machinery, wholesale

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.