Numbers of Production Occupations in Auburn-Opelika, AL

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2005 2,970
2006 3,920
2007 3,410
2008 4,290
2009 3,470
2010 2,960
2011 2,570
2012 2,960
2013 4,300
2014 3,930
2015 5,090
2016 4,860
2017 3,490
2018 3,820
2019 4,320

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2005 300
2006 330
2007 330
2008 330
2009 310
2010 290
2011 290
2012 320
2013 340
2014 310
2015 290
2016 340
2017 380
2018 400
2019 360

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2012 50
2013 40
2014 60
2015 40

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2019 300

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2007 40

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2005 1,180
2006 1,280
2007 1,000
2008 1,280
2009 1,070
2010 760
2011 770
2012 1,020
2013 1,680
2014 1,190
2015 1,470
2016 990

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2005 100
2006 110
2007 120
2008 50
2009 40
2010 30
2013 320
2014 300
2015 310
2019 820

Bakers

Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2008 100
2009 100
2010 100
2015 60
2016 110
2017 110
2018 90
2019 60

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2005 40
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2012 50
2013 50
2014 60
2015 50
2016 60
2017 50
2018 30
2019 50

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2005 0
2015 0
2016 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 160
2007 150
2008 380
2009 350
2010 370
2011 140
2013 260
2014 440
2015 380
2016 210
2017 130
2018 130
2019 140

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2015 40
2016 30
2017 30

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2008 60

Machinists

Year Number
2006 200
2007 130
2008 120
2009 130
2010 190
2011 140
2012 180
2013 90
2014 70
2015 110
2016 310
2017 340
2018 310
2019 310

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 180
2007 140
2008 190
2009 130
2010 190
2011 230
2012 210
2013 130
2014 180
2015 130
2016 180
2017 0
2018 320
2019 250

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 230
2007 130
2008 170
2009 70
2013 30
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1,080

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2016 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2005 130
2006 120
2007 120
2008 110
2009 100
2010 90
2011 80
2012 70
2013 70
2014 50
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 250
2019 250

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2005 70
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2015 50
2018 40
2019 70

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2005 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2008 30
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 30
2015 50
2016 60
2017 70
2018 70
2019 0

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 40
2008 30
2009 30
2014 30

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 0
2014 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 70

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year Number
2005 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 80
2008 80
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2015 160
2016 0
2017 0

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2016 30
2017 30

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2005 30

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2007 70

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 80
2008 60
2009 50
2010 30
2011 50
2012 60
2013 0
2014 40
2015 40
2017 30
2019 50

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2006 40
2015 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2009 70
2010 70
2016 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2008 190

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2005 300
2006 350
2007 430
2008 370
2009 330
2010 270
2011 240
2012 310
2013 880
2014 920
2015 890
2016 410
2017 470
2018 470
2019 640

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 0
2017 40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2013 70
2014 100
2015 0
2016 120
2017 0
2018 280

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2011 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2014 40
2015 40
2016 70
2017 90
2018 80
2019 70

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2008 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2008 180
2009 170
2017 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2011 30

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 50
2007 40
2011 40

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2005 510
2006 610
2007 510
2008 480
2009 360
2010 390
2011 360
2012 570
2013 300
2014 0
2015 660
2016 600
2017 720
2018 500
2019 880

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2015 200
2016 180
2017 0
2019 70