OES Code: 939140 VENTURA 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
400 480 20% 80 70 150


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE WELDERS & CUTTERS 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          
7692 Welding repair
3949 Sporting goods manufacturers, all other
3433 Heating equipment manufacturers, exc electric
3843 Dental equipment & supplies manufacturers
3324 Steel investment foundries
3751 Motorcycles, bicycles & parts manufacturers
7363 Temporary help agencies
3443 Fabricated plate work (boiler shops)
1799 Special trade contractors, all other
9010 Federal government
1791 Structural steel erection contractors
3441 Fabricated structural metal manufacturers
3599 Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
4923 Natural gas transmission & distribution
3334 Primary producers of aluminum
3537 Industrial truck & tractor manufacturers
5093 Scrap & waste materials, wholesale
7532 Auto top, body & upholstery repair shops
1389 Oil and gas field services, all other
3462 Iron and steel forging manufacturers
7699 Repair shops & related services, all other
3629 Electrical industrial apparatus manufacturers, all other
7538 General automotive repair shops
1382 Oil and gas exploration services
3442 Metal door, sash & frame manufacturers
3679 Electronic components manufacturers, all other
5084 Industrial machinery, wholesale
7542 Car washes
2514 Metal household furniture manufacturers
3721 Aircraft 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.


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