OES Code: 871020 RIVERSIDE COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR CARPENTERS


Carpenters perform the carpentry duties necessary to make or repair wooden structures, structural members, and fixtures and equipment using carpentry tools and woodworking machines. Does not include Cabinet- makers and Bench Carpenters.

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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
3,300 4,290 30% 990 480 1,470


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE CARPENTERS 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          
1751 Carpentry contractors
1521 General contractors--single-family houses
2451 Mobile home manufacturers
1742 Plastering, drywall & insulation contractors

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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