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Numbers of Production Occupations in Appleton, WI

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 11,970
2006 12,200
2007 13,160
2008 10,840
2009 11,050
2010 10,880
2011 11,150
2012 12,760
2013 11,750
2014 12,590
2015 13,260
2016 14,280
2017 13,280
2018 15,170
2019 15,660

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 970
2006 960
2007 950
2008 1,010
2009 910
2010 830
2011 750
2012 750
2013 860
2014 1,010
2015 1,140
2016 1,180
2017 1,190
2018 1,220
2019 1,110

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2012 40
2017 0
2019 60

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 330
2007 410
2008 360
2009 310
2010 250
2011 0
2012 250
2013 620
2014 630
2015 700
2016 320

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2008 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 50

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2007 70
2008 0
2009 0
2019 140

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 220
2006 140
2007 160
2008 130
2009 190
2010 180
2011 110
2012 60
2013 70
2014 180
2015 160
2016 230
2017 170
2018 180
2019 220

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,630
2006 1,570
2007 1,430
2008 1,120
2009 1,190
2010 1,270
2011 1,380
2012 1,310
2013 1,170
2014 1,140
2015 1,270
2016 1,760

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 670
2007 0
2008 0
2009 630
2010 670
2011 660
2012 870
2013 880
2014 0
2015 0
2016 140
2019 2,280

Bakers
Year Number
2007 420
2008 0
2009 0
2010 190
2011 190
2012 200
2013 110
2014 210
2015 220
2016 240
2017 160
2018 170
2019 140

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 90
2006 80
2007 90
2008 80
2009 60
2010 70
2011 120
2012 120
2013 110
2014 80
2015 60
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2008 0
2010 0
2016 60
2017 50
2018 50
2019 30

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2016 210

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2016 80
2017 260
2018 170
2019 170

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 120
2007 120
2008 120
2009 190
2010 410
2011 510
2012 470
2013 240
2014 540
2015 590
2016 940
2017 590
2018 670
2019 550

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2010 50
2016 30
2019 50

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 170
2006 100
2007 110
2008 0
2012 100
2013 110
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 150
2018 420
2019 540

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 330
2006 230
2007 250
2008 360
2009 270
2010 220
2011 260
2012 240
2013 140
2014 210
2015 340
2016 320
2017 330
2018 470
2019 410

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 130
2006 180
2007 0
2008 0
2009 30
2010 0
2011 0
2012 40
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 200
2006 100
2007 100
2008 130
2009 150
2010 110
2011 120
2012 80
2013 50
2014 70
2015 180
2016 200
2017 140
2018 0
2019 30

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 120
2006 180
2007 130
2008 100
2009 110
2010 80
2011 100
2012 40
2013 70
2014 80
2015 80
2016 60

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 30
2013 50

Machinists
Year Number
2005 480
2006 450
2007 640
2008 920
2009 880
2010 880
2011 860
2012 900
2013 660
2014 580
2015 630
2016 790
2017 690
2018 710
2019 780

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 30
2016 30

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2011 0

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 100
2007 100
2008 0
2010 50
2011 40
2012 70
2013 70
2014 80
2015 70

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2005 80
2015 40
2016 30

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2007 0
2010 50
2011 60
2012 170
2013 160
2014 140
2015 100
2016 0
2019 80

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 50
2011 220
2012 250
2013 510
2014 670
2015 800
2016 520
2017 370
2018 280

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 70
2008 60
2009 60
2010 50
2011 70
2012 70
2013 40
2014 70
2015 130
2016 150
2017 140
2018 100
2019 70

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 410
2006 380
2007 330
2008 500
2009 450
2010 440
2011 330
2012 480
2013 520
2014 530
2015 670
2016 760
2017 720
2018 630
2019 680

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50
2008 50
2009 0
2010 0
2011 70
2012 40
2013 50
2014 30
2015 40

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 140
2008 0
2018 30
2019 50

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2008 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2012 40

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 90
2009 110
2010 120
2011 120
2012 130
2013 90
2014 90
2015 120
2016 110
2017 160
2018 100
2019 50

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 510
2006 440
2007 450
2008 320
2009 340
2010 310
2011 430
2012 690
2013 730
2014 450
2015 330
2016 500
2017 730
2018 690
2019 500

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 260
2009 130
2010 0
2011 220
2012 0
2013 270
2014 320
2015 260
2016 250
2017 120
2018 110
2019 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 160
2007 150
2008 160
2009 130
2010 130
2011 120
2012 0
2013 190
2014 220
2015 200
2016 170
2017 140
2018 130
2019 140

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2007 70
2008 110
2009 110
2010 120
2012 30
2019 50

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 100
2006 100
2007 0
2008 120
2009 110
2010 120
2011 110
2012 160
2013 270
2014 260
2015 120
2016 110
2017 90
2018 120
2019 220

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2018 310
2019 300

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2007 160
2008 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 40
2013 30

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 80
2006 90
2007 130
2008 110
2009 70
2010 60
2011 60
2012 50
2013 60
2014 80
2015 90
2016 90
2017 80
2018 30
2019 50

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2014 40
2015 40
2016 120
2017 140
2018 120
2019 90

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 60
2007 0
2008 200
2009 150
2010 140
2011 90
2012 100
2013 90
2014 70
2015 100
2016 100
2017 80
2018 140
2019 140

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2009 50

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2008 110
2009 120
2010 90
2016 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2007 110
2008 190
2009 120
2010 100
2011 70
2012 130
2013 150
2014 150
2015 130
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 110

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2007 210
2008 280
2009 0
2013 60
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 80

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 170
2006 190
2007 140
2008 130
2009 40
2010 30
2011 40
2012 40
2015 70
2016 70
2017 130
2018 40
2019 40

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 40
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 330
2006 290
2007 170
2008 220
2009 210
2010 230
2011 200
2012 120
2013 140
2014 200
2015 270
2016 280
2017 360
2018 450
2019 460

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2006 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 280
2006 340
2007 330
2008 470
2009 390
2010 330
2011 170
2012 300
2013 420
2014 430
2015 280
2016 180
2017 100
2018 140
2019 80

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 120
2006 110
2007 180
2008 210
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 130
2014 140
2015 0
2016 210
2017 230
2018 0
2019 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2014 40
2015 60
2016 40
2017 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2007 1,340
2008 0
2009 480
2010 460
2011 480
2012 480
2013 550
2014 540
2015 640
2016 700
2017 760
2018 860
2019 900

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 30

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2011 60
2012 80
2013 70
2014 50
2015 30

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 130
2006 100
2007 120

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 990
2006 950
2007 540
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 1,460
2013 0
2014 610
2015 800
2016 780
2017 0
2018 1,560
2019 1,920

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 320
2006 380
2007 390
2008 520
2009 380
2010 470
2011 400
2012 410
2013 370
2014 290
2015 520
2016 380
2017 420
2018 360
2019 480

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 180
2006 90
2007 100
2008 60
2009 100
2010 100
2011 100
2012 60
2013 40
2014 50
2016 60
2018 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 670
2006 800
2007 520
2008 190
2009 240
2010 150
2011 140
2012 310
2013 410
2014 480
2015 420
2016 400
2017 380
2018 440
2019 530

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 40
2009 30
2010 30
2011 40
2012 50
2013 90
2014 110
2015 70

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2013 0

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2005 0
2014 40
2015 70
2016 70
2017 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2015 50
2016 40
2017 100
2018 70
2019 50

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,080
2006 890
2007 980
2008 610
2009 1,150
2010 960
2011 910
2013 0
2014 880
2015 590
2016 700
2017 720
2018 730
2019 790

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 1,520
2006 1,370
2007 1,280
2008 740
2009 860
2010 580
2011 940
2012 810
2013 730
2014 560
2015 610
2016 560
2017 420
2018 470
2019 520

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 70
2006 0
2007 0
2008 630
2009 200
2012 610
2013 310
2014 200
2015 140
2016 170
2017 220
2018 290
2019 520