Georgia regional skills-based employment projections: projections to 2014, Albany service delivery region

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Georgia Regional Skills-based Employment Projections
Projections to 2014
See which skills and abilities are transferable to new jobs when jobs are lost and which types of firms hold the
most promise for new employment
Albany Service Delivery Region

Terrell Lee

Calhoun Dougherty Worth

Early

Baker

Miller

Mitchell

Colquitt

Decatur Grady Thomas

Seminole

Work Activities

Includes the following counties: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, and Worth
Workforce Information & Analysis Division Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

For more information, please contact Bill Webb at (404) 232-3875 Fax (404) 232-3888
Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us www.dol.state.ga.us/wp/lmi_publications.htm
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Introduction
The loss of a job ranks as one of the most challenging experiences that a worker ever faces. To help lessen the impact in Georgia, this publication analyzing job losses has been prepared, with emphasis on skills and abilities that readily transfer from one career to another. The booklet lists the job preparation level as well as the knowledge bases, skill sets, and generalized work activities transferable to new jobs from the ten jobs most adversely affected by recent job cuts in this region. Each job evaluated had at least 70 applications for unemployment insurance filed with the Georgia Department of Labor in January and February of 2008. It is hoped that using this publication will greatly shorten the time spent in transition from dislocated worker to finding alternative employment.
As an aid to finding new employment, for each affected job, a table lists the ten occupations with the most expected job openings (at the same job preparation level) that use many of the same skills and abilities as the lost job. Expected job openings in these potential new jobs are split into those resulting from newly-created positions and those coming from job replacements. This is important because although job losses in this region have been severe, there will still be new job opportunities, due mainly to replacing workers who leave voluntarily. Wages from the 2007 edition of the Georgia Wage Survey are also shown for each potential new occupation.
There are 51 new job possibilities highlighted in this report, each of which uses many of the same skills and abilities as a job lost by laid-off workers. For each of the 51 jobs, the last section of this booklet lists the top three (or four) industries in this region that employ the most workers in the particular occupation.
Occupational codes (e.g. 47-2031 Carpenter) utilize the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, upon which O*NET codes are based. Industry codes (e.g. 4841 General Freight Trucking) at the four digit industry group level are assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
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41-2011 Cashiers
Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks

Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Customer & personal service Skills Social perceptiveness, service orientation Generalized Work Activities Working directly with the public

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Cashiers

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

41-2031 Retail Salespersons 39-9011 Child Care Workers 25-9041 Teacher Assistants 43-9061 Office Clerks, General 33-9032 Security Guards 43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks 39-9021 Personal & Home Care Aides 41-2021 Counter & Rental Clerks 43-3071 Tellers 43-3011 Bill & Account Collectors

0

150

150 9.99

30

60

90

7.16

20

30

50 18,026

0

50

50 10.14

20

20

40

9.04

10

30

40

9.90

20

10

30

8.57

10

20

30

8.25

0

30

30

9.25

10

10

20 14.42

51-9198 Helpers--Production Workers
Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job training of One to Four Weeks
Relevant Skills and Abilities: Skills Equipment selection Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects, performing general physical
activities, controlling machines & processes

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Helpers--Production Workers

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

35-3021 Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food

20

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

0

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

30

51-3022 Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers

10

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

0

39-2021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers

0

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

0

47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 0

49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers

0

53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers

0

90

110 6.67

80

80 10.14

30

60

9.84

10

20

9.84

20

20 12.11

10

10

9.08

10

10 21.47

10

10

8.96

10

10 10.00

10

10 12.34

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53-7051 Industrial Truck and Tractor Forklift Operators
Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks

Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge - Transportation Skills Operation monitoring, equipment selection Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects; controlling machines & pro-
cesses; operating vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Industrial Truck & Tractor Forklift Operators

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 10

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

0

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

30

51-3022 Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers

10

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

0

39-2021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers

0

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

0

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

0

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

0

53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers

0

80

90

7.15

80

80 10.14

30

60

9.84

10

20

9.84

20

20 12.11

10

10

9.08

10

10 21.47

10

10 15.25

10

10

9.41

10

10 12.34

51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year

Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Production & processing Skills Operation monitoring, quality control analysis Generalized Work Activities Monitoring processes, materials or surroundings; evaluat-
ing information for compliance to standards; judging the qualities of objects, services, or persons

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Moderate-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

43-4051 Customer Service Representatives

30

49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

10

33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers

10

21-1093 Social & Human Service Assistants

10

31-9092 Medical Assistants

10

51-4031 Cut, Punch, & Press Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs,

Metal & Plastic

0

51-5023 Printing Machine Operators

0

51-9023 Mixing & Blending Mach Setters, Operators, & Tenders

0

51-9041 Extrude Form, Press, & Compact Mach Setrs, Opers,

& Tndrs

0

30

60 11.46

30

40 14.39

20

30 13.03

10

20 12.02

10

20 11.69

10

10

9.87

10

10 15.80

10

10 14.34

10

10 14.76

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53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks

Relevant Skills and Abilities: Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects; performing general physical
activities; monitoring processes, materials, or surroundings

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers by Hand

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

35-3021 Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food

20

90

110 6.67

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

0

80

80 10.14

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

30

30

60

9.84

33-9032 Security Guards

20

20

40

9.04

51-3022 Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers

10

10

20

9.84

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

0

20

20 12.11

31-1011 Home Health Aides

10

0

10

7.63

39-2021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers

0

10

10

9.08

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

0

10

10 21.47

43-5061 Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks

0

10

10 19.27

51-4081 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year

Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Mechanical, production & processing Skills Equipment maintenance, operation & control, troubleshooting, repairing Generalized Work Activities Controlling machines & processes

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Moderate-term on-the-job Training that use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

10

47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 10

45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators

0

47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers

0

51-4031 Cut, Punch, & Press Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs,

Metal & Plastic

0

51-5023 Printing Machine Operators

0

51-6064 Textile Wind, Twist, & Draw Out Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs 0

51-9023 Mixing & Blending Mach Setters, Operators, & Tenders

0

51-9041 Extrude Form, Press, & Compact Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs 0

51-9196 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

0

30

40 14.39

20

30 14.42

10

10

NA

10

10 13.52

10

10

9.87

10

10 15.80

10

10

NA

10

10 14.34

10

10 14.76

10

10

NA

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53-7064 Packers and Packagers, Hand

Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks

Relevant Skills and Abilities Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects, performing general physical
activities

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Hand Packers & Packagers

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

35-3021 Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food

20

39-9011 Child Care Workers

30

45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 10

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

0

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

30

33-9032 Security Guards

20

39-9021 Personal & Home Care Aides

20

51-3022 Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers

10

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

0

39-2021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers

0

90

110 6.67

60

90

7.16

80

90

7.15

80

80 10.14

30

60

9.84

20

40

9.04

10

30

8.57

10

20

9.84

20

20 12.11

10

10

9.08

51-6031 Sewing Machine Operators

Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year

Relevant Skills and Abilities: Skills - Quality control analysis Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects; controlling machines & pro-
cesses; inspecting equipment, structures, or materials

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Moderate-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Sewing Machine Operators

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

10

33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers

10

47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 10

45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators

10

51-3023 Slaughterers & Meat Packers

10

45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators

0

47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers

0

51-5023 Printing Machine Operators

0

51-9023 Mixing & Blending Mach Setters, Operators, & Tenders

0

51-9041 Extrude Form, Press, & Compact Mach Setrs, Opers,

& Tndrs

0

30

40 14.39

20

30 13.03

20

30 14.42

10

20

NA

10

20

NA

10

10

NA

10

10 13.52

10

10 15.80

10

10 14.34

10

10 14.76

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51-1011 Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Job Preparation Level: Work Experience in a Related Occupation

Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Production & processing Skills Monitoring, equipment selection, quality control analysis Generalized Work Activities Communicating with supervisors, peers, & subordinates;
organizing, planning, & prioritizing work

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Work Experience in a Related Occupation that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual

Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

41-1011 Supvrs of Retail Sales Workers

0

37-1011 Supvrs of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers

10

49-1011 Supvrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers

0

13-1023 Purch. Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products

0

25-1194 Vocational Education Teachers, Postsec

10

37-1012 Supvrs of Landscaping, Lawn Serv, & Groundskeeping

Wrkrs

10

39-1021 Supvrs of Personal Service Workers

0

41-1012 Supvrs of Non-Retail Sales Workers

0

53-1021 Supvrs of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand

0

53-1031 Supvrs of Transp & Material-Moving Mach & Vehicle

Operators

0

40

40 14.10

10

20 12.13

20

20 22.33

10

10 25.32

0

10 21.34

0

10 14.48

10

10 10.46

10

10 25.42

10

10 17.07

10

10 18.89

53-3032 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year

Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge - Transportation Skills Time management, equipment maintenance Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects; performing general physical
activities; operating vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Moderate-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

10

33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers

10

47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 10

45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators

10

51-3023 Slaughterers & Meat Packers

10

45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators

0

47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers

0

51-5023 Printing Machine Operators

0

51-9023 Mixing & Blending Mach Setters, Operators, & Tenders

0

51-9041 Extrude Form, Press, & Compact Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs 0

30

40 14.39

20

30 13.03

20

30 14.42

10

20

NA

10

20

NA

10

10

NA

10

10 13.52

10

10 15.80

10

10 14.34

10

10 14.76

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Albany Service Delivery Region
Top Industries Employing Workers within Each Occupation

SOC/NAICS Occupation/Industry

13-1023 9991 4251 3364

Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Federal Government, except Postal Service Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

21-1093 8131 9992 6241

Social & Human Service Assistants Religious Organizations State Government, except Education and Hospitals Individual and Family Services

25-1194 6115 6112 9992

Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary Technical and Trade Schools Junior Colleges State Government, except Education and Hospitals

25-9041 6111 6244 6116

Teacher Assistants Elementary and Secondary Schools Child Day Care Services Other Schools and Instruction

31-1011 6233 6216 6231

Home Health Aides Community Care Facilities for the Elderly Home Health Care Services Nursing Care Facilities

31-9092 6211 6213 6221

Medical Assistants Offices of Physicians Offices of Other Health Practitioners General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

33-3012 9992 9993 9991

Correctional Officers & Jailers State Government, except Education and Hospitals Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Federal Government, except Postal Service

33-9032 5616 4521 6221

Security Guards Investigation and Security Services Department Stores General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

35-3021 7222 7221 6111 7223 4451

Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers Incl Fast Food Limited-Service Eating Places Full-Service Restaurants Elementary and Secondary Schools Special Food Services Grocery Stores

37-1011 5617 7211 6111

Supvrs of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers Services to Buildings and Dwellings Traveler Accommodation Elementary and Secondary Schools

37-1012 5617 9993 7139

Supvsrs of Landscaping, Lawn Service & Groundskeeping Workers Services to Buildings and Dwellings Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Other Amusement and Recreation Industries

37-3011 5617 7139 9993

Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Services to Buildings and Dwellings Other Amusement and Recreation Industries Local Government, except Education and Hospitals

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39-1021 9993 7139 6244
39-2021 8129 5419 4539
39-9011 6244 6111 8131
39-9021 6216 6241 5613 6233
41-1011 4451 4471 4481 4521
41-1012 5241 4251 4911
41-2021 5322 5321 8123
41-2031 4521 4481 4441 4411
43-3011 5614 6211 5222
43-3071 5221 5511 5223
43-4051 5613 5241 5242
43-4171 6211 5613 6221
43-5052 4911
43-5061 5111 4241 3141

Supvsrs of Personal Service Workers Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Other Amusement and Recreation Industries Child Day Care Services
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers Other Personal Services Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers
Child Care Workers Child Day Care Services Elementary and Secondary Schools Religious Organizations
Personal & Home Care Aides Home Health Care Services Individual and Family Services Employment Services Community Care Facilities for the Elderly
Supvsrs of Retail Sales Workers Grocery Stores Gasoline Stations Clothing Stores Department Stores
Supvsrs of Non-Retail Sales Workers Insurance Carriers Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers Postal Service
Counter & Rental Clerks Consumer Goods Rental Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing Drycleaning and Laundry Services
Retail Salespersons Department Stores Clothing Stores Building Material and Supplies Dealers Automobile Dealers
Bill & Account Collectors Business Support Services Offices of Physicians Nondepository Credit Intermediation
Tellers Depository Credit Intermediation Management of Companies and Enterprises Activities Related to Credit Intermediation
Customer Service Representatives Employment Services Insurance Carriers Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities
Receptionists & Information Clerks Offices of Physicians Employment Services General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Postal Service Mail Carriers Postal Service
Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers Textile Furnishings Mills
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43-5081 4451 4521 4931 5613
43-9061 5613 9993 6221 6111
45-2091 1110 1150 1130
45-2092 1110 5613 4442
45-4022 1130 3211
47-2073 2389 9993 9992 2371
47-2211 2382 2383 3334
47-3015 2382 2371 2389
49-1011 8111 2382 4411
49-9042 5311 9993 5313 6111 7211
49-9098 2382 8111 4411
51-3022 3116 4451 3117
51-3023 3116

Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Grocery Stores Department Stores Warehousing and Storage Employment Services
Office Clerks, General Employment Services Local Government, except Education and Hospitals General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Elementary and Secondary Schools
Agricultural Equipment Operators Agriculture, Crop and Animal Production Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry Forestry and Logging
Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse Agriculture, Crop and Animal Production Employment Services Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores
Logging Equipment Operators Forestry and Logging Sawmills and Wood Preservation
Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators Other Specialty Trade Contractors Local Government, except Education and Hospitals State Government, except Education and Hospitals Utility System Construction
Sheet Metal Workers Building Equipment Contractors Building Finishing Contractors Ventilation, Heating, Air-Cond, & Commercial Refrig Equipment Manufacturing
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Building Equipment Contractors Utility System Construction Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Supvsrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers Automotive Repair and Maintenance Building Equipment Contractors Automobile Dealers
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General Lessors of Real Estate Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Activities Related to Real Estate Elementary and Secondary Schools Traveler Accommodation
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Building Equipment Contractors Automotive Repair and Maintenance Automobile Dealers
Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers Animal Slaughtering and Processing Grocery Stores Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
Slaughterers & Meat Packers Animal Slaughtering and Processing

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51-4031 3231 3261 3219
51-5023 3231 3222 5613
51-6064 3131 3141 3132 3149 3133
51-9023 3256 3118 3141
51-9041 3262 3351 3222
51-9111 5613 3118 3119
51-9196 3222 3221 3231
53-1021 4931 4841 4441
53-1031 4841 4244 4931
53-3031 7222 4244 5111
53-3033 4921 4841 7222
53-7063 3231 3222 3118 3132

Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, M & P Printing and Related Support Activities Plastics Product Manufacturing Other Wood Product Manufacturing
Printing Machine Operators Printing and Related Support Activities Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Employment Services
Textile Wind, Twist, & Draw Out Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills Textile Furnishings Mills Fabric Mills Other Textile Product Mills Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills
Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing Textile Furnishings Mills
Extrude, Form, Press, & Compact Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Rubber Product Manufacturing Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders Employment Services Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing Other Food Manufacturing
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills Printing and Related Support Activities
Supvsrs of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand Warehousing and Storage General Freight Trucking Building Material and Supplies Dealers
Supvsrs of Transp & Material-Moving Mach & Vehicle Operators General Freight Trucking Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers Warehousing and Storage
Driver/Sales Workers Limited-Service Eating Places Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Couriers General Freight Trucking Limited-Service Eating Places
Machine Feeders & Offbearers Printing and Related Support Activities Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing Fabric Mills

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