OES Code: 971020 VENTURA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR TRUCK DRIVERS - HEAVY OR TRACTOR TRAILER


Heavy or Tractor Trailer Truck Drivers drive tractor-trailer combinations or trucks with a capacity of more than three tons to transport and deliver goods, livestock, or materials in liquid, loose or packaged form. They may be required to unload trucks.

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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
1,190 1,440 21% 250 140 390


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE TRUCK DRIVERS - HEAVY OR TRACTOR TRAILER 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          
4212 Local trucking without storage
4213 Trucking, except local
3273 Ready-mixed concrete manufacturers
1389 Oil and gas field services, all other
5211 Lumber & other building materials dealers
1442 Construction sand and gravel
1611 Highway & street construction
4214 Local trucking with storage
4953 Refuse systems
1623 Water, sewer & utility line construction
5093 Scrap & waste materials, wholesale
1771 Concrete work contractors
5148 Fresh fruits & vegetables, wholesale
5411 Grocery stores
7549 Auto services, exc repair & carwashes
1629 Heavy construction, all other
5032 Brick, stone & ,related materials, wholesale
5149 Groceries & related products, all other, 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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