OES Code: 891320

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SHEET METAL WORKERS

Sheet Metal Workers fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Their work may involve setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using a hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; and inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces.

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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
1,830	1,970	8%	140	210	350

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SHEET METAL WORKERS 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
9010	Federal government
1711	Plumbing, heating & air conditioning contractors
3731	Ship builders & repairers
1761	Roofing, siding & sheet metal contractors
3444	Sheet metal work manufacturers
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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