OES Code: 874020

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS - CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE

Painters paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. They may mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency. Paperhangers cover interior walls and ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric.

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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
2,620	3,360	28%	740	440	1,180

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS - CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE IN SAN DIEGO 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
1721	Painting and paper hanging contractors
1521	General contractors--single-family houses
3731	Ship builders & repairers
9010	Federal government
6513	Apartment building operators
6531	Real estate agents & managers
1542	General contractors--other nonresidential buildings

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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