OES Code: 891320

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SHEET METAL WORKERS

Sheet Metal Workers fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Their work may involve setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using a hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; and inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces.

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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
550	680	24%	130	70	200

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SHEET METAL WORKERS IN SAN BERNARDINO 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
1711	Plumbing, heating & air conditioning contractors
1761	Roofing, siding & sheet metal contractors
3444	Sheet metal work manufacturers
3599	Industrial machinery manufacturers, all other
3713	Truck and bus body manufacturers
5051	Metals service centers & offices, wholesale
3535	Conveyors & conveying equipment manufacturers
3354	Aluminum extruded product manufacturers
3448	Prefabricated metal building manufacturers
3564	Blower & fan manufacturers
4010	Railroads
3433	Heating equipment manufacturers, exc electric
9010	Federal government
3585	Refrigerating & heating equipment manufacturers
3411	Metal can manufacturers
3993	Sign & advertising display manufacturers
3312	Blast furnaces & steel mills
3462	Iron and steel forging manufacturers
1796	Installing building equipment, all other
2599	Furniture & fixture manufacturers, all other
3317	Steel pipe and tube manufacturers
3556	Food products machinery 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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