Numbers of Production Occupations in Birmingham-Hoover, AL

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2005	28,990
2006	32,060
2007	34,640
2008	32,780
2009	27,180
2010	24,310
2011	25,240
2012	26,620
2013	26,020
2014	28,150
2015	29,430
2016	31,030
2017	30,890
2018	29,870
2019	32,950

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,870
2006	3,110
2007	3,120
2008	3,090
2009	2,630
2010	2,420
2011	2,370
2012	2,490
2013	2,540
2014	2,910
2015	2,890
2016	2,630
2017	2,370
2018	2,500
2019	2,760

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2009	150
2010	190
2011	120
2013	0
2014	0
2015	80
2016	210
2017	160
2018	160
2019	70

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	310
2006	310
2007	310
2008	160
2009	160
2010	140
2011	170
2012	250
2013	250
2014	290
2015	440
2016	500

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	60
2006	60
2007	120
2008	0
2009	70
2010	0
2014	0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2008	0
2009	90
2010	0
2011	150
2012	0
2013	0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2005	950
2006	1,160
2007	1,310
2008	740
2009	580
2010	440
2011	600
2012	530
2013	550
2014	440
2015	460
2016	510
2017	580
2018	480
2019	610

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year	Number
2007	0
2008	110
2009	100
2010	140
2011	270
2012	300
2013	130

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	3,210
2006	3,870
2007	3,260
2008	2,900
2009	2,330
2010	2,050
2011	2,540
2012	3,040
2013	3,410
2014	4,010
2015	3,470
2016	2,940

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	410
2006	410
2007	510
2008	510
2009	470
2010	470
2011	430
2012	1,030
2013	990
2014	930
2015	550
2016	520
2019	5,000

Bakers

Year	Number
2005	400
2006	270
2007	260
2008	260
2009	260
2010	320
2011	430
2012	520
2013	480
2014	430
2015	450
2016	400
2017	470
2018	310
2019	480

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2005	470
2006	360
2007	340
2008	290
2009	370
2010	450
2011	480
2012	350
2013	340
2014	270
2015	290
2016	420
2017	530
2018	490
2019	540

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2005	1,170
2006	550
2007	510
2008	560
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	320
2016	780
2017	990
2018	1,060
2019	530

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	190
2012	180

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2011	90
2012	60
2015	40
2016	80
2017	50
2018	80

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2005	250
2006	250
2007	200
2008	160
2009	110
2010	390
2011	370
2012	400
2013	260
2014	270
2015	360
2016	410
2017	430
2018	330
2019	410

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	220
2006	190
2007	90
2008	100
2009	130
2010	100
2011	80
2013	0
2014	130
2018	0
2019	0

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2012	120
2016	140
2017	130

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	580
2007	830
2008	770
2009	780
2010	820
2011	740
2012	570
2013	510
2014	440
2015	380
2016	340
2017	350
2018	180
2019	240

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	160
2007	130
2008	170
2009	160
2010	140
2011	80
2012	80
2013	40
2014	70
2015	70
2016	80
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	150
2007	510
2008	680
2009	510
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	190
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	800
2006	880
2007	1,100
2008	1,000
2009	1,040
2010	790
2011	680
2012	950
2013	1,220
2014	1,070
2015	1,100
2016	1,280
2017	1,220
2018	1,520
2019	1,720

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	140
2007	150
2008	190
2009	190
2010	170
2011	70
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	50
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	150

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

Year	Number
2005	380
2006	300
2007	390
2008	320
2009	530
2010	430
2011	370
2012	0
2013	330
2014	380
2015	400
2016	420
2017	520
2018	650
2019	590

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

Year	Number
2005	220
2006	250
2007	150
2008	170
2009	120
2010	140
2011	130
2012	130
2013	90
2014	130
2015	0
2016	50
2017	40
2018	140
2019	0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	130
2007	50
2008	80
2009	100
2010	100
2011	70
2012	60
2013	100
2014	110
2015	0
2018	30
2019	40

Machinists

Year	Number
2005	1,490
2006	1,700
2007	1,730
2008	1,810
2009	1,550
2010	1,480
2011	1,580
2012	1,480
2013	1,400
2014	1,390
2015	1,370
2016	1,410
2017	1,120
2018	1,150
2019	1,190

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	290
2006	300
2007	230
2008	280
2009	300
2010	190
2011	260
2012	120
2014	0
2015	230
2016	220
2017	190
2018	180
2019	130

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	180
2007	260
2008	250
2009	220
2010	140
2011	180
2012	0
2013	270
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	40
2007	40
2008	40
2011	30
2012	0
2013	110
2014	110
2015	50
2016	50
2017	80
2018	110
2019	100

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year	Number
2007	190
2008	130
2009	0
2010	120
2011	190
2012	170
2013	150
2014	0
2015	60
2016	80
2017	100
2018	0
2019	500

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

Year	Number
2005	360
2006	780
2007	680
2008	750
2009	340
2010	270
2011	200
2012	250
2013	410
2014	440
2015	550
2016	560
2017	350
2018	0
2019	950

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

Year	Number
2005	500
2006	650
2007	600
2008	780
2009	460
2010	350
2011	100
2012	470
2013	690
2014	730
2015	890
2016	510
2017	580
2018	830
2019	940

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2005	60
2006	110
2007	130
2008	150
2009	100
2010	90
2011	80
2012	100
2013	170
2014	150
2015	160
2016	160
2017	130
2018	220
2019	210

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2005	2,020
2006	2,050
2007	2,050
2008	2,110
2009	1,750
2010	1,460
2011	1,430
2012	1,600
2013	1,760
2014	1,820
2015	2,020
2016	1,900
2017	1,960
2018	1,880
2019	1,980

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	220
2007	220
2008	170
2009	80
2010	110
2011	150
2012	190
2013	190
2014	300
2015	310
2016	470
2017	290
2018	230
2019	70

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	70
2007	90
2008	80
2009	30
2011	0
2012	0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	120
2008	0
2009	50
2010	60
2011	50
2012	60
2013	0
2014	170
2015	180
2016	140
2017	210
2018	270
2019	250

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	180
2006	250
2007	280
2008	270
2009	260
2010	210
2011	190
2012	180
2013	180
2014	120
2015	80
2016	240
2017	330
2018	300
2019	250

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2005	30
2007	50
2008	50
2009	60
2010	0
2011	80
2012	80
2013	0
2014	50
2015	50
2016	80
2017	40
2018	40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2008	40
2009	100
2011	170
2012	170
2013	190
2014	130
2015	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	200

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	120
2007	160
2008	140
2009	130
2010	70
2011	100
2012	0
2013	0
2014	100
2015	90
2016	80
2017	100
2018	110
2019	120

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2005	640
2006	730
2007	710
2008	680
2009	590
2010	670
2011	770
2012	670
2013	610
2014	550
2015	810
2016	1,100
2017	1,050
2018	900
2019	830

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2005	210
2006	200
2007	390
2008	370
2009	380
2010	160
2011	110
2012	110
2013	90
2014	0
2015	130
2016	130
2017	160
2018	90
2019	110

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2005	700
2006	630
2007	470
2008	580
2009	470
2010	640
2011	450
2012	670
2013	570
2014	720
2015	580
2016	610
2017	590
2018	690
2019	710

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2005	390
2006	360
2007	370
2008	340
2009	260
2010	310
2011	320
2012	340
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2017	80
2018	0
2019	0

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	560
2006	750
2007	820
2008	520
2009	300
2010	320
2011	280
2012	370
2013	170
2014	140
2015	70
2016	80
2017	120
2018	100
2019	160

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2017	0
2018	0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	80
2007	70
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2012	100
2013	120
2014	0
2015	130
2016	0
2017	0

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2012	0

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Year	Number
2018	170

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2005	0
2007	50
2008	40
2009	40
2014	40
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2005	420
2006	490
2007	390
2008	220
2009	260
2010	210
2011	290
2012	190
2013	150
2014	140
2015	160
2016	200
2017	220
2018	280
2019	180

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	50
2009	30
2010	40
2011	60

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2005	160
2006	0
2007	0
2008	200
2009	190
2010	210
2011	410
2012	350
2013	390
2014	250
2015	280
2016	190
2017	0
2018	160
2019	140

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	330
2007	310
2008	270
2009	120
2010	50
2011	60
2012	310
2013	190
2014	150
2015	80
2016	220
2017	250
2018	150
2019	100

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year	Number
2012	230
2013	120
2014	210
2015	210
2016	240
2017	270
2018	260
2019	0

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2008	360
2012	240
2013	0
2014	480

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	70
2007	70
2008	90
2009	80
2010	80
2011	60
2012	70
2013	70
2014	60
2015	40
2016	60
2017	70
2018	50
2019	40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	440
2006	500
2007	490
2008	510
2009	340
2010	360
2011	310
2012	330
2013	290
2014	380
2015	350
2016	380
2017	330
2018	300
2019	400

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2007	40
2008	60

Gas Plant Operators

Year	Number
2007	80
2009	0
2010	60
2011	60
2012	50
2013	100
2014	160
2015	120
2016	140
2017	110
2018	170
2019	140

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year	Number
2005	0
2009	0
2010	110
2011	120
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	40
2018	90
2019	120

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	40
2007	80
2009	80
2011	30
2012	40
2013	0
2014	280
2015	290
2016	290
2017	170
2018	100
2019	0

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	90
2007	250
2008	280
2009	140
2010	110
2011	140
2012	60
2013	140
2014	200
2015	180
2018	100
2019	60

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	180
2007	190
2008	260
2009	150
2010	170
2011	140
2012	80
2013	120
2014	120
2015	170
2016	160
2017	190
2018	220
2019	170

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	280
2007	240
2008	210
2009	150
2010	190
2011	170
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	460
2018	310
2019	280

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	300
2006	320
2007	750
2008	660
2009	690
2010	380
2011	430
2012	470
2013	390
2014	480
2015	520
2016	470
2017	430
2018	510
2019	620

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	30
2012	30
2014	40
2015	0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	70
2008	0
2009	0
2010	200
2011	190
2012	140
2013	100
2014	110
2015	170
2016	180
2017	390
2018	450
2019	350

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

Year	Number
2005	290
2006	220
2007	160
2008	130
2009	0
2010	280
2011	300
2012	260
2013	170
2014	100
2015	180
2016	150
2017	340
2018	410
2019	390

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	130
2007	170
2008	120
2009	150
2010	150
2011	250
2012	250
2013	270
2014	250
2015	180
2016	200
2017	270
2018	230
2019	260

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2005	1,350
2006	1,390
2007	1,510
2008	1,450
2009	1,190
2010	920
2011	830
2012	870
2013	1,170
2014	1,720
2015	1,970
2016	1,670
2017	1,320
2018	1,460
2019	1,690

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	0
2007	50
2008	0
2009	0
2010	30
2012	60
2013	70
2014	0
2015	140
2016	140
2017	140
2018	100
2019	90

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	40
2008	0
2009	170
2010	150
2011	70
2012	120
2013	0
2014	330
2015	200
2016	230
2017	270
2018	110
2019	60

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year	Number
2008	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	60

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	160
2007	170
2008	140
2009	0
2010	90
2011	0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	860
2006	990
2007	1,280
2008	1,230
2009	1,060
2010	680
2011	580
2012	610
2013	650
2014	640
2015	700
2016	770
2017	590
2018	420
2019	520

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	80
2007	160
2008	160
2009	170
2010	130
2011	120
2012	70
2013	80
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	60

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

Year	Number
2005	730
2006	910
2007	1,290
2008	1,080
2009	570
2010	400
2011	380
2012	570
2013	640
2014	720
2015	740
2016	570
2017	470
2018	480
2019	440

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	240
2007	200
2008	190
2009	140
2010	170
2011	150
2012	100
2016	50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2006	270
2007	270
2008	0
2009	430
2010	560
2011	290
2012	350
2013	160
2014	0
2015	300
2016	330
2017	0
2018	270
2019	390

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2010	0
2011	60
2012	80
2013	50
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	70
2007	60
2008	80
2009	70
2010	60
2011	50
2012	30
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2009	0
2010	0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	0
2007	280
2008	230
2009	0
2010	60
2011	90
2012	130
2013	80
2014	120
2015	0
2016	50
2017	0
2018	30
2019	0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	110
2007	150
2008	160
2009	120
2010	0
2011	220
2012	250
2014	0
2015	130
2016	140
2017	60
2018	90
2019	60

Tire Builders

Year	Number
2019	40

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,740
2006	1,780
2007	2,360
2008	2,310
2009	2,180
2010	1,790
2011	1,880
2012	1,660
2013	1,960
2014	2,110
2015	3,020
2016	3,360
2017	3,660
2018	3,300
2019	3,160

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	1,090
2006	1,060
2007	710
2008	540
2009	350
2012	430
2013	340
2014	260
2016	1,210
2017	1,610
2018	900
2019	740