OES Code: 929650

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR CRUSHING, GRINDING, MIXING, & BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines to crush or grind any of a wide variety of materials, such as coal, glass, plastic, dried fruit, grain, stone, chemicals, food, or rubber, or operate or tend machines that buff and polish materials or products, such as stone, glass, slate, plastic or metal trim, bowling balls, or eyeglasses. Mixing and Blending Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

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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
380	470	24%	90	70	160

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE CRUSHING, GRINDING, MIXING, & BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS 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
2851	Paint & varnish manufacturers
3272	Concrete product manufacturers, exc block & brick
2899	Chemical preparations manufacturers, all other
3273	Ready-mixed concrete manufacturers
3241	Hydraulic cement manufacturers
2048	Prepared feed processors, exc dog & cat food
2038	Frozen specialty producers, all other
1099	Misc metal mining, all other
2952	Asphalt felt & coating manufacturers
1422	Crushed and broken limestone
1041	Gold mining
2873	Nitrogenous fertilizer manufacturers
3363	Aluminum die-casting manufacturers
1429	Crushed and broken stone, all other
3053	Gasket, packing & sealing device manufacturers
3089	Plastic product manufacturers, all other
1442	Construction sand and gravel
2821	Plastic materials and resin manufacturers
2875	Fertilizer mixing manufacturers
2951	Asphalt paving mixtures & block 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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