OES Code: 899170 SAN DIEGO COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS - PRECISION


Optical Goods Workers-Precision cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements according to prescription or other specifications. They assemble and mount lenses into frames and process other optical elements according to specifications. These occupations usually involve the use of precision machines and instruments. They include such occupations as Precision Lens Polishers or Grinders, Centerer-Edgers and Lens Mounters. They exclude rough grinding of optical elements.

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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
360 410 14% 50 60 110


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS - PRECISION 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          
3827 Optical instrument & lens manufacturers
3851 Ophthalmic goods manufacturers
5995 Optical goods stores

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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