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

Knowledge Skills

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
Athens Service Delivery Region

Jackson

Madison

Elbert

Barrow Walton

Clarke Oconee Oglethorpe

Newton

Morgan

Greene

Jasper

Work Activities

Includes the following counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton
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 100 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 55 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 55 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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47-2061 Construction Laborers
Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year
Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Building & construction Skills Equipment maintenance, equipment selection Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects, performing general physical
activities, controlling machines & processes

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

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

40

47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 30

47-2151 Pipelayers

20

51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers

10

33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers

0

47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers

10

37-2021 Pest Control Workers

10

47-2071 Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equip Operators

10

47-4051 Highway Maintenance Workers

10

51-3023 Slaughterers & Meat Packers

0

40

80 15.42

20

50 15.36

10

30 14.26

20

30 13.80

20

20 14.73

10

20 17.58

0

10 14.49

0

10 15.77

0

10 10.99

10

10 10.25

43-6011 Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year
Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge - Clerical Skills Reading comprehension, writing, speaking Generalized Work Activities Organizing, planning, & prioritizing work; scheduling
work & activities; performing administrative activities

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Moderate-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

43-4051 Customer Service Representatives

90

41-4012 Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg Exc Tech & Scientific Products 70

43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks

30

43-6014 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive

10

31-9092 Medical Assistants

20

41-4011 Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Tech & Scientific Products 20

43-3051 Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks

10

21-1093 Social & Human Service Assistants

0

43-3021 Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators

0

43-9021 Data Entry Keyers

0

40

130 12.63

50

120 26.97

40

70 14.15

50

60 12.58

10

30 12.96

10

30 48.68

10

20 15.65

10

10 14.00

10

10 14.69

10

10 13.69

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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

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

20

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

40

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

40

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

10

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

10

35-9011 Dining Room & Cafe Attendants & Bartender Helpers

10

47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 10

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

10

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

0

53-7061 Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment

0

90

110 10.44

30

70 10.27

10

50 10.81

20

30 20.87

20

30 11.19

10

20

7.04

10

20 12.61

10

20 11.06

20

20

NA

20

20

8.27

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

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

20

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

40

45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 20

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

40

53-3022 Bus Drivers, School

20

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

10

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

10

47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 10

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

10

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

10

90

110 10.44

30

70 10.27

50

70 12.32

10

50 10.81

20

40

7.46

20

30 20.87

20

30 11.19

10

20 12.61

10

20 11.06

10

20

9.37

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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

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

20

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

40

31-1012 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants

40

33-9032 Security Guards

30

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

40

53-3022 Bus Drivers, School

20

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

10

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

10

47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 10

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

10

90

110 10.44

30

70 10.27

20

60

9.78

20

50 10.50

10

50 10.81

20

40

7.46

20

30 20.87

20

30 11.19

10

20 12.61

10

20 11.06

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

40

47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 30

47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers

10

47-2071 Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equip Operators

10

47-4051 Highway Maintenance Workers

10

51-2041 Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters

10

51-4021 Extrude & Draw Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs, Metal & Plastic 0

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

40

80 15.42

20

50 15.36

10

20 17.58

0

10 15.77

0

10 10.99

0

10 16.49

10

10 15.56

10

10 12.39

10

10 15.50

10

10 14.79

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43-9061 Office Clerks, General
Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks

Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Clerical Skills Reading comprehension Generalized Work Activities Organizing, planning, & prioritizing work; communicat-
ing with supervisors, peers, or subordinates; processing information

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

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks 43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks 43-3011 Bill & Account Collectors 43-3071 Tellers 43-4031 Court, Municipal, & License Clerks 43-4081 Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks 43-5061 Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks 43-2011 Switchboard Operators, Incl Answering Service 43-4071 File Clerks 43-4151 Order Clerks

30

30

60 11.98

20

20

40 12.63

20

10

30 13.62

0

30

30 11.40

10

10

20 11.50

0

20

20

8.01

10

10

20 15.76

0

10

10

9.86

0

10

10 10.56

0

10

10 12.23

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

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

20

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

40

45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 20

33-9032 Security Guards

30

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

40

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

10

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

10

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

10

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

0

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

10

90

110 10.44

30

70 10.27

50

70 12.32

20

50 10.50

10

50 10.81

20

30 20.87

20

30 11.19

10

20 11.06

20

20

N/A

10

20

9.37

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41-2031 Retail Salespersons
Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks

Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Customer & personal service, sales & marketing Skills social perceptiveness Generalized Work Activities Establishing & maintaining interpersonal relationships,
working directly with the public

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

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

35-3031 Waiters & Waitresses

90

25-9041 Teacher Assistants

80

43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks

30

33-9032 Security Guards

30

39-9021 Personal & Home Care Aides

30

43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks

20

35-3022 Counter Attendants, Cafe, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop 10

41-2021 Counter & Rental Clerks

10

43-3011 Bill & Account Collectors

20

43-3071 Tellers

0

140

230

7.12

60

140 16,737

30

60 11.98

20

50 10.50

10

40

N/A

20

40 12.63

20

30

8.15

20

30 10.78

10

30 13.62

30

30 11.40

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

40

47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 30

47-2151 Pipelayers

20

51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers

10

33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers

0

47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers

10

47-2071 Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equip Operators

10

47-4051 Highway Maintenance Workers

10

51-2041 Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters

10

51-5023 Printing Machine Operators

0

40

80 15.42

20

50 15.36

10

30 14.26

20

30 13.80

20

20 14.73

10

20 17.58

0

10 15.77

0

10 10.99

0

10 16.49

10

10 15.50

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Athens Service Delivery Region
Top Industries Employing Workers within Each Occupation

SOC/NAICS Occupation/Industry

21-1093 8131 9992 6241
25-9041 6111 6244 6116
31-1012 6231 6221 6216
31-9092 6211 6213 6221
33-3012 9992 9993 9991
33-9032 5616 4521 6221
35-3022 7222 5121 7223
35-3031 7221 7222 7211
35-9011 7221 7223 7222
37-2021 5617 5613
37-3011 5617 7139 9993
39-9021 6216 6241 5613 6233

Social & Human Service Assistants Religious Organizations State Government, except Education and Hospitals Individual and Family Services
Teacher Assistants Elementary and Secondary Schools Child Day Care Services Other Schools and Instruction
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants Nursing Care Facilities General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Home Health Care Services
Medical Assistants Offices of Physicians Offices of Other Health Practitioners General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Correctional Officers & Jailers State Government, except Education and Hospitals Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Federal Government, except Postal Service
Security Guards Investigation and Security Services Department Stores General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Counter Attendants, Caf, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop Limited-Service Eating Places Motion Picture and Video Industries Special Food Services
Waiters & Waitresses Full-Service Restaurants Limited-Service Eating Places Traveler Accommodation
Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers Full-Service Restaurants Special Food Services Limited-Service Eating Places
Pest Control Workers Services to Buildings and Dwellings Employment Services
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Services to Buildings and Dwellings Other Amusement and Recreation Industries Local Government, except Education and Hospitals
Personal & Home Care Aides Home Health Care Services Individual and Family Services Employment Services Community Care Facilities for the Elderly

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41-2021 5322 5321 8123
41-4011 4234 4242 4251
41-4012 4251 4238 4244
43-2011 4411 6221 6211
43-3011 5614 6211 5222
43-3021 6211 6221 9993
43-3031 5412 5221 5511
43-3051 5613 9993 5511
43-3071 5221 5511 5223
43-4031 9993 9992
43-4051 5613 5241 5242
43-4071 6211 5613 6221
43-4081 7211
43-4151 4521 5173 5111

Counter & Rental Clerks Consumer Goods Rental Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing Drycleaning and Laundry Services
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Tech & Scientific Products Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
Sales Reps, Whlsale & Mfg, Exc Tech & Scientific Products Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers
Switchboard Operators, Incl Answering Service Automobile Dealers General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Offices of Physicians
Bill & Account Collectors Business Support Services Offices of Physicians Nondepository Credit Intermediation
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators Offices of Physicians General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Local Government, except Education and Hospitals
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services Depository Credit Intermediation Management of Companies and Enterprises
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks Employment Services Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Management of Companies and Enterprises
Tellers Depository Credit Intermediation Management of Companies and Enterprises Activities Related to Credit Intermediation
Court, Municipal, & License Clerks Local Government, except Education and Hospitals State Government, except Education and Hospitals
Customer Service Representatives Employment Services Insurance Carriers Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities
File Clerks Offices of Physicians Employment Services General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks Traveler Accommodation
Order Clerks Department Stores Telecommunications Resellers Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers

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43-4171 6211 5613 6221
43-5052 4911
43-5061 5111 4241 3141
43-5071 4931 4521 4441
43-5081 4451 4521 4931 5613
43-6014 6111 8131 6221 6113 9992
43-9021 5613 5412 5614
45-2092 1110 5613 4442
47-2071 2373 9993 2389
47-2073 2389 9993 9992 2371
47-2151 2371 9993 2389
47-2211 2382 2383 3334 turing

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
Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks Warehousing and Storage Department Stores Building Material and Supplies Dealers
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Grocery Stores Department Stores Warehousing and Storage Employment Services
Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive Elementary and Secondary Schools Religious Organizations General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools State Government, except Education and Hospitals
Data Entry Keyers Employment Services Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services Business Support Services
Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse Agriculture, Crop and Animal Production Employment Services Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores
Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Other Specialty Trade Contractors
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
Pipelayers Utility System Construction Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Sheet Metal Workers Building Equipment Contractors Building Finishing Contractors Ventilation, Heating, Air-Cond, & Commercial Refrig Equipment Manufac-

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47-3015 2382 2371 2389
47-4051 9993
49-9042 5311 9993 5313 6111 7211
49-9098 2382 8111 4411
51-2041 3323 3313 3327
51-3022 3116 4451 3117
51-3023 3116
51-4021 3261 3359 3259
51-4031 3231 3261 3219
51-5023 3231 3222 5613
51-9023 3256 3118 3141
51-9061 3141 3261 3116 3132 9991
51-9111 5613 3118 3119

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Building Equipment Contractors Utility System Construction Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Highway Maintenance Workers Local Government, except Education and Hospitals
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
Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing
Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers Animal Slaughtering and Processing Grocery Stores Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
Slaughterers & Meat Packers Animal Slaughtering and Processing
Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, M & P Plastics Product Manufacturing Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
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
Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing Textile Furnishings Mills
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers Textile Furnishings Mills Plastics Product Manufacturing Animal Slaughtering and Processing Fabric Mills Federal Government, except Postal Service
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders Employment Services Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing Other Food Manufacturing

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53-3022 6111 4854 6244
53-3031 7222 4244 5111
53-3033 4921 4841 7222
53-7061 8111 4411 5321

Bus Drivers, School Elementary and Secondary Schools School and Employee Bus Transportation Child Day Care Services
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
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment Automotive Repair and Maintenance Automobile Dealers Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing

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