OES Code: 939140 SAN DIEGO COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR WELDERS & CUTTERS


Welders and Cutters use flamecutting, hand, arc, and gas welding equipment, and gas torches, to weld together metal components of such products as pipelines, automobiles, boilers, and ships, or join together components of fabricated sheet metal assemblies, or cut, trim, or scarf metal objects to dimensions as specified by layout, work orders, or blueprints.

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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
1,730 2,010 16% 280 310 590


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE WELDERS & CUTTERS 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          
3731 Ship builders & repairers
1791 Structural steel erection contractors
3441 Fabricated structural metal manufacturers
7692 Welding repair
3511 Turbine & turbine generator set manufacturers
7363 Temporary help agencies
1799 Special trade contractors, all other
9010 Federal government
3444 Sheet metal work manufacturers
3599 Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
7699 Repair shops & related services, all other
3949 Sporting goods manufacturers, all other
5093 Scrap & waste materials, wholesale
7538 General automotive repair shops
3728 Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
3443 Fabricated plate work (boiler shops)
3679 Electronic components manufacturers, all other
3715 Truck trailer manufacturers
7532 Auto top, body & upholstery repair shops
2434 Wood kitchen cabinet manufacturers
5084 Industrial machinery, wholesale
1623 Water, sewer & utility line construction
5012 Automobiles & other motor vehicles, wholesale
5085 Industrial supplies, wholesale

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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