OES Code: 929740

VENTURA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PACKAGING & FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines, such as filling machines, casing running machines, ham rolling machines, preservative filling machines, baling machines, wrapping machines, and stuffing machines, to prepare industrial or consumer products, such as gas cylinders, meat and other food products, tobacco, insulation, ammunition, stuffed toys and athletic equipment, and upholstered pads, as end products or for storage and shipment.

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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
400	420	5%	20	70	90

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PACKAGING & FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS 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
2086	Bottled & canned soft drink producers
5411	Grocery stores
7363	Temporary help agencies
7389	Business services, all other
5149	Groceries & related products, all other, wholesale
2844	Perfume & cosmetic manufacturers
2033	Canned fruits & vegetable processor
2079	Edible fats & oils, all other other
3589	Service industry machinery manufacturers, all other
3695	Magnetic & optical recording media manufacturers
5093	Scrap & waste materials, wholesale
2026	Fluid milk producers
2087	Flavoring extracts & syrups, all other
3631	Household cooking equipment manufacturers
2653	Corrugated & solid fiber box manufacturers
5013	Motor vehicle supplies & parts, wholesale
3569	General industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
5143	Dairy products, wholesale, exc dried or canned
5146	Fish & seafood, wholesale
3955	Carbon paper & inked ribbon manufacturers

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.