OES Code: 979230

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR EXCAVATING & LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS

Excavating and Loading Machine Operators operate or tend machinery, except dredges or draglines, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.

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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
260	340	31%	80	40	120

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE EXCAVATING & LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 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
1623	Water, sewer & utility line construction
1611	Highway & street construction
1629	Heavy construction, all other
1794	Excavation contractors
0782	Lawn and garden services

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.