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Numbers of Production Occupations in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 14,560
2006 14,710
2007 15,690
2008 14,350
2009 15,590
2010 14,860
2011 14,260
2012 12,080
2013 12,030
2014 12,650
2015 11,950
2016 15,790
2017 16,150
2018 14,250
2019 14,380

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,230
2006 1,300
2007 1,450
2008 1,330
2009 1,190
2010 1,040
2011 1,150
2012 1,110
2013 1,100
2014 1,180
2015 1,290
2016 1,380
2017 1,350
2018 1,380
2019 1,550

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 320
2006 360
2007 410
2008 410
2009 220
2010 240
2011 150
2012 180
2013 230
2014 260
2015 280
2016 230

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 70
2009 40
2010 30
2015 110
2016 120

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 170
2008 140
2009 140
2010 90
2011 90
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2015 0
2018 0
2019 100

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,790
2006 1,310
2007 1,100
2008 1,000
2009 1,560
2010 1,700
2011 1,970
2012 1,630
2013 1,560
2014 1,610
2015 0
2016 3,350

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 60
2006 100
2007 150
2008 0
2009 410
2010 290
2011 250
2012 230
2013 250
2014 220
2015 230
2016 220
2019 2,020

Bakers
Year Number
2005 980
2006 820
2007 770
2008 520
2009 530
2010 590
2011 530
2012 500
2013 560
2014 440
2015 510
2016 770
2017 910
2018 680
2019 520

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2007 310
2008 300
2009 280
2010 200
2011 160
2012 160
2013 160
2014 180
2015 140
2016 220
2017 240
2018 310
2019 430

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2008 350
2009 270
2010 170
2011 90
2012 60
2013 70
2014 60
2015 80
2016 80
2017 70
2018 70

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2007 30
2012 60

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2017 40
2018 80
2019 140

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2007 360
2008 270
2009 310
2010 290
2011 0
2012 0
2013 200
2014 150
2015 260
2016 230
2017 280
2018 480
2019 420

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2010 100
2013 0
2019 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 380
2006 360
2007 270
2008 160
2009 320
2010 330
2011 370
2012 250
2013 270
2014 280
2015 290
2016 200
2017 240
2018 230
2019 190

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2014 0
2015 90
2016 70
2017 60

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2008 30
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 50
2013 70
2014 40
2015 30
2017 30
2018 80
2019 80

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 70
2006 110
2007 140
2008 0
2009 0
2010 50
2011 60
2012 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30

Machinists
Year Number
2005 520
2006 680
2007 670
2008 710
2009 990
2010 940
2011 960
2012 520
2013 490
2014 500
2015 500
2016 630
2017 580
2018 0
2019 850

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 100
2009 0
2011 0
2012 70
2013 130
2014 140
2015 120
2016 0
2018 0
2019 130

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 210
2007 260
2008 230
2009 120
2010 60
2015 0
2016 120
2017 90
2018 120
2019 90

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 260
2006 190
2007 160
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 100
2016 0
2017 0
2018 40
2019 50

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 540
2006 750
2007 650
2008 460
2009 390
2010 370
2011 490
2012 360
2013 360
2014 290
2015 390
2016 490
2017 530
2018 460
2019 400

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2007 200
2008 200

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 70
2009 50

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 0
2011 30

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 90
2010 50
2011 50

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 260
2006 260
2007 170
2008 150
2009 150
2010 150
2011 140
2012 140
2013 170
2014 180
2015 180
2016 200
2017 170
2018 160
2019 130

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 840
2006 880
2007 950
2008 870
2009 810
2010 590
2011 650
2012 600
2013 460
2014 500
2015 500
2016 620
2017 680
2018 650
2019 550

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 320
2006 350
2007 270
2008 240
2009 240
2010 200
2011 170
2012 130
2013 70
2014 80
2015 120
2016 200
2017 0
2018 0
2019 130

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 440
2006 520
2007 580
2008 820
2009 700
2010 570
2011 510
2012 380
2013 460
2014 450
2015 540
2016 560
2017 470
2018 470
2019 440

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 270
2006 240
2007 210
2008 160
2009 110
2010 90
2011 110
2012 90
2013 70
2014 110
2015 0
2016 100
2017 100
2018 60
2019 40

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 350
2006 330
2007 220
2008 200
2009 190
2010 290
2011 310
2012 340
2013 210
2014 150
2015 200
2016 100
2017 180
2018 140
2019 260

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2005 0

Sewers, Hand
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2014 0
2015 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2011 30
2012 40

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2007 70
2009 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 0
2008 60
2009 50
2010 60
2012 30
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2019 50

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 140
2008 0
2009 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2007 140
2008 210
2009 260
2010 180
2011 110
2012 90
2013 160
2014 140
2015 130
2016 100
2017 150
2018 260
2019 190

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2018 0
2019 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 0
2006 70
2007 70
2008 50
2009 80
2010 90
2011 60
2014 90
2015 90
2016 110
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 60
2008 0
2012 60
2013 30
2014 40
2017 50
2018 0
2019 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 230
2006 210
2007 180
2008 0
2009 260
2010 150
2011 0
2013 0
2014 250
2015 160
2016 140
2017 120
2018 120
2019 130

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 370
2006 350
2007 340
2008 320
2009 340
2010 330
2011 340
2012 300
2013 290
2014 310
2015 350
2016 370
2017 380
2018 320
2019 340

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 290
2006 280
2007 330
2008 310
2009 330
2010 310
2011 280
2012 280
2013 330
2014 380
2015 370
2016 390
2017 360
2018 360
2019 380

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2013 180
2014 290
2015 380
2016 360
2017 390
2018 360
2019 230

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2010 40

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 30
2007 30
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 240
2006 260
2007 280
2008 290
2009 260
2010 300
2011 150
2012 150
2013 120
2014 110
2015 90
2016 50
2017 90
2018 150
2019 140

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 140
2007 220
2008 140
2009 120
2011 0
2014 30
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50
2018 70
2019 80

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 40
2008 60
2009 80
2010 90
2011 80
2012 70
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0
2017 50
2018 50
2019 140

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 40
2006 70
2007 90
2008 0
2009 50
2014 40
2015 50
2016 40
2017 210
2018 160

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 580
2006 680
2007 460
2008 510
2009 460
2010 540
2011 780
2012 940
2013 810
2014 680
2015 590
2016 640
2017 560
2018 680
2019 590

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 40
2013 30
2014 30
2015 30

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 90
2007 150
2008 140
2009 150
2010 240
2011 260
2012 250
2013 100
2014 110
2015 120
2016 120
2017 100
2018 120
2019 120

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 90
2006 60
2007 40
2008 50
2009 50
2010 90
2011 0
2012 90
2013 220
2014 270
2015 380
2016 510
2017 410
2018 470

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 100
2006 110
2007 80
2008 110
2009 50
2010 40
2011 70
2012 40
2013 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 510
2006 570
2007 770
2008 710
2009 750
2010 700
2011 970
2012 770
2013 870
2014 850
2015 1,150
2016 1,320
2017 1,270
2018 1,280
2019 1,230

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 40
2017 30
2018 60
2019 50

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 70
2007 0
2008 0
2009 90
2010 50
2011 40
2012 0
2013 130
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 60
2018 40

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2010 50
2011 60
2012 70
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 0
2008 0
2009 170
2010 180
2011 0
2014 80
2015 130
2016 110
2017 110
2018 0
2019 80

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 460
2006 530
2007 500
2008 550
2009 660
2010 850
2011 820
2012 530
2013 550
2014 620
2015 610
2016 340
2017 440
2018 510
2019 520

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2007 80
2008 110
2009 120
2010 100
2011 90
2012 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 290
2006 60
2007 100
2008 230
2009 420
2010 460
2011 410
2012 290
2013 180
2014 50
2015 150
2016 220
2017 240
2018 110
2019 190

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 270
2006 180
2007 170
2008 160
2009 380
2010 330
2011 310
2012 0
2013 80
2014 60
2015 60
2016 40
2017 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 130
2007 110
2008 130
2009 130
2010 130
2011 150
2012 110
2013 90
2014 110
2015 90
2016 90
2017 80
2018 130
2019 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2013 50
2014 40
2019 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 70
2008 60
2009 60
2011 70
2012 60
2013 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 60
2007 70
2008 0
2009 0
2010 70
2011 0
2012 120
2013 0
2014 120
2015 40
2016 30

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 630
2006 630
2007 600
2008 480
2009 500
2010 400
2011 430
2012 390
2013 350
2014 470
2015 510
2016 450
2017 340
2018 350
2019 430

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 730
2006 960
2007 810
2008 670
2009 510
2010 440
2011 370
2012 370
2013 400
2014 410
2015 340
2016 350
2017 380
2018 340
2019 460

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 100
2008 170
2009 200
2012 80
2013 80
2014 110
2015 110
2016 70
2017 140
2018 230
2019 0