OES Code: 917020 SAN DIEGO COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR WELDING MACHINE SETTERS & SET-UP OPERATORS


Welding Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators set up or set up and operate welding machines that join or bond together parts of fabricated metal products and metal components, such as panels, frames, yokes, tubes, and containers according to specifications and blueprints. Includes workers who set up or set up and operate laser cutters and laser-beam machines. Does not include workers who Does not perform set-up work.

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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
130 150 15% 20 20 40


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE WELDING MACHINE SETTERS & SET-UP OPERATORS 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          
3564 Blower & fan manufacturers
3728 Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
3317 Steel pipe and tube manufacturers
3444 Sheet metal work manufacturers
2599 Furniture & fixture manufacturers, all other
3589 Service industry machinery manufacturers, all other
3569 General industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
3533 Oil & gas field machinery manufacturers
3559 Special industry 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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