OES Code: 830050

VENTURA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, TESTERS, GRADERS, SORTERS, SAMPLERS, & WEIGHERS

Production Inspectors, Testers, Graders, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers inspect, test, grade, sort, sample, or weigh non-agricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated or assembled parts or products. Work may be performed before, during, or after processing.

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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
510	600	18%	90	70	160

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, TESTERS, GRADERS, SORTERS, SAMPLERS, & WEIGHERS IN VENTURA 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
7363	Temporary help agencies
7361	Employment agencies
3661	Telephone & telegraph apparatus manufacturers
5063	Electrical apparatus & equipment, wholesale
3672	Printed circuit board manufacturers
3949	Sporting goods manufacturers, all other
3599	Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
3663	Radio &TV communications equipment manufacturers
3841	Surgical & medical instrument manufacturers
3324	Steel investment foundries
3812	Search & navigation equipment manufacturers
2834	Pharmaceutical preparations manufacturers
3089	Plastic product manufacturers, all other
3679	Electronic components manufacturers, all other
2326	Men's work clothing manufacturers
2844	Perfume & cosmetic manufacturers
3621	Motor & generator manufacturers
5065	Electronic parts/equipment, all other, wholesale
5093	Scrap & waste materials, wholesale
9010	Federal government
2086	Bottled & canned soft drink producers
3365	Aluminum foundries
3721	Aircraft manufacturers
7219	Laundry & garment services, 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.