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Numbers of Production Occupations in Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 26,630
2007 33,540
2008 30,990
2009 29,390
2010 23,730
2011 21,920
2012 23,610
2013 23,490
2014 24,340
2015 7,840
2016 6,860
2017 5,590
2018 4,360
2019 6,150

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 2,500
2007 2,700
2008 2,680
2009 2,320
2010 2,000
2011 1,880
2012 1,870
2013 1,960
2014 1,810
2015 580
2016 520
2017 550
2018 590
2019 600

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2008 80
2009 90
2010 70
2011 70
2012 80
2013 100
2014 50

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 300
2007 120
2008 220
2009 210
2010 180
2011 190
2012 180
2013 220
2014 100
2016 50

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 80
2008 80
2009 70
2010 0
2014 80

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2009 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 410
2007 800
2008 1,090
2009 910
2010 460
2011 340
2012 330
2013 260
2014 270
2015 170
2016 150
2017 260
2018 250
2019 240

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2010 50
2012 40

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 1,780
2007 2,590
2008 3,080
2009 3,190
2010 2,250
2011 1,860
2012 1,510
2013 1,930
2014 2,230
2015 360
2016 570

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2007 110
2008 130
2009 390
2010 620
2011 660
2012 460
2013 360
2014 530
2015 230
2016 150
2019 1,500

Bakers
Year Number
2006 260
2007 160
2008 210
2009 200
2010 200
2011 130
2012 160
2013 180
2014 200
2015 120
2016 80
2017 0
2018 0
2019 210

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 210
2007 190
2008 140
2009 200
2010 260
2011 0
2012 0
2015 880
2016 80
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2015 1,120
2016 1,090

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2007 3,830
2009 1,040
2010 570
2011 520
2012 410
2013 300
2014 230

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 40
2014 50

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 630
2007 600
2008 0
2009 520
2010 400
2011 690
2012 680
2013 710
2014 380
2015 130
2016 150
2017 140
2018 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 420
2009 230
2010 190
2011 140
2012 130
2013 120
2014 160

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2014 300

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 510
2009 470
2010 270
2011 60
2012 70
2013 80
2014 70

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 40
2007 90
2008 110
2009 110
2010 130
2011 170
2012 210
2013 0
2014 50

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 330
2008 120
2009 90
2010 170
2011 190
2012 220
2013 180
2014 150

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 610
2007 720
2008 860
2009 670
2010 530
2011 450
2012 470
2013 450
2014 290
2015 100
2016 90
2017 130
2018 80
2019 70

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 210
2007 120
2008 150
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 90
2013 70
2014 50

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 410
2007 380
2008 420
2009 320
2010 170
2011 90
2012 80
2013 130
2014 140
2015 50
2018 40
2019 30

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 260
2007 150
2008 100
2009 130
2010 120
2011 120
2012 160
2013 0
2014 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 160
2007 70
2008 80
2009 70
2010 40
2012 50
2013 80
2014 90

Machinists
Year Number
2006 1,000
2007 1,290
2008 1,400
2009 870
2010 580
2011 540
2012 580
2013 740
2014 760
2015 440
2016 200
2017 260
2018 210
2019 230

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 170
2010 90

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2007 60
2008 70
2009 50
2010 30

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2008 40
2011 40
2012 30

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2007 210
2008 170
2009 130
2010 70
2013 80
2014 120
2015 70

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 500
2007 590
2008 450
2009 410
2010 200
2011 310
2012 330
2013 330
2014 170
2018 0
2019 0

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 90
2008 70
2009 120
2010 160
2011 390
2012 390
2013 440
2014 270
2015 280
2016 130
2017 0
2018 40
2019 50

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 170
2009 80
2010 80
2011 60
2012 70
2013 50

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 2,600
2007 2,670
2008 2,580
2009 2,060
2010 2,060
2011 2,140
2012 2,430
2013 2,230
2014 2,280
2015 590
2016 520
2017 520
2018 480
2019 430

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 100
2007 80
2008 40
2012 160
2013 370
2014 390
2015 50

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 100
2007 40
2011 0
2012 50
2013 100
2014 80
2015 90

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 100
2008 70
2009 30

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2007 80
2008 60
2013 60
2014 140

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 40
2007 60
2008 60
2009 80
2010 90
2011 130
2012 100
2013 70

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 110
2013 80

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 200
2007 120
2008 150
2009 140
2010 0
2011 70
2012 50
2013 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 190
2007 170
2008 240
2009 180
2010 260
2011 210
2012 170
2013 0
2014 380
2015 260
2016 130
2017 90
2018 0
2019 120

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 0
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2011 90
2012 100
2013 110
2014 140
2015 60
2016 60

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 400
2007 450
2008 490
2009 510
2010 670
2011 650
2012 710
2013 670
2014 710
2015 190
2016 150
2017 140
2018 140
2019 230

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 210
2007 0
2008 220
2009 170
2010 120
2011 0
2012 100
2013 70
2014 80
2015 0
2016 40
2017 60
2018 40
2019 40

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 400
2007 280
2008 370
2009 280
2010 250
2011 320
2012 310
2013 0
2014 210
2015 70
2016 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 0
2013 0
2014 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2008 40
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60

Upholsterers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 460
2007 390
2008 350
2009 280
2010 150
2011 170
2012 310
2013 600
2014 730
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 90

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 1,300
2007 1,300
2008 1,220
2009 600
2010 540
2011 480
2012 580
2013 660
2014 1,290
2015 660
2016 570
2017 290
2018 430
2019 540

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 1,350
2007 1,620
2008 1,660
2009 1,340
2010 760
2011 680
2012 920
2013 830
2014 310
2015 120
2016 130
2017 290
2018 220
2019 440

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2010 30
2011 0
2012 0
2016 110
2017 150
2018 140

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2008 180
2009 210
2010 240
2011 0
2012 330
2013 390
2014 410

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 200
2007 70
2008 90
2009 70
2010 80
2011 190
2012 170
2013 140
2014 0
2015 40
2016 50
2017 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 670
2007 870
2008 930
2009 760
2010 660
2011 620
2012 640
2013 690
2014 510
2015 210
2016 290
2017 320
2018 350
2019 240

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 100
2009 80

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 130
2008 120
2009 80
2010 90
2011 90
2012 80
2013 90
2014 0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2010 70
2011 70
2012 0
2013 0
2014 110
2016 0
2018 50

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2008 0
2009 0
2010 90
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 130
2007 200
2008 180
2009 170
2010 120
2011 120
2012 90
2013 80
2014 40

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 450
2007 430
2008 320
2009 270
2010 190
2011 100
2012 80
2013 140
2014 120
2016 50

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 190
2007 400
2008 300
2009 300
2010 130
2011 120
2012 70
2013 130
2014 110

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 470
2007 550
2008 620
2009 430
2010 420
2011 210
2012 170
2013 180
2014 360
2015 50
2016 40
2017 80

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2007 0
2014 40

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 530
2007 500
2008 320
2009 310
2010 260
2013 40
2014 70

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 360
2007 460
2008 620
2009 520
2010 420
2011 160
2012 140
2013 180
2014 170

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 260
2007 300
2008 250
2009 240
2010 330
2011 260
2012 270
2013 130
2014 80
2019 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 1,220
2007 1,070
2008 920
2009 970
2010 900
2011 1,100
2012 1,570
2013 1,560
2014 1,590
2015 230
2016 230
2017 230
2018 260
2019 250

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 0
2010 30

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2013 40
2014 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 1,250
2007 990
2008 980
2009 1,140
2010 1,340
2011 1,320
2012 1,250
2013 1,240
2014 1,430
2015 0
2016 250
2017 210
2018 190
2019 140

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 120
2007 120
2008 100
2009 90
2010 80

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 640
2007 740
2008 700
2009 630
2010 500
2011 480
2012 520
2013 490
2014 570
2015 160
2016 220
2017 210
2018 180
2019 90

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 130
2008 120
2014 50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 410
2007 230
2008 200
2009 220
2010 230
2011 260
2012 330
2013 240
2014 380
2015 50
2016 100
2017 90
2018 80

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2006 50
2008 40
2011 30
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 200
2007 350
2008 250
2009 220
2010 90
2011 110
2012 120
2013 110
2014 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 330
2009 460
2012 130
2013 0
2019 0

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 160
2009 30
2010 40
2011 40
2012 0
2013 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 130
2007 110
2008 110
2009 0
2010 0
2011 120
2012 100
2013 60
2014 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 780
2007 720
2008 490
2009 550
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 270
2014 630
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,380
2007 1,550
2008 2,140
2009 2,120
2010 2,110
2011 2,080
2012 2,450
2013 2,540
2014 1,520
2015 480
2016 500
2017 690
2018 310
2019 370

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 210
2007 370
2008 380
2009 640
2012 300
2014 730
2015 0
2016 160
2017 100
2018 90
2019 70