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Numbers of Production Occupations in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 22,570
2006 24,100
2007 23,770
2008 22,560
2009 20,480
2010 17,950
2011 19,220
2012 18,130
2013 16,720
2014 15,930
2015 15,880
2016 16,380
2017 14,900
2018 15,230
2019 15,720

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,670
2006 1,710
2007 1,830
2008 1,770
2009 1,860
2010 1,620
2011 1,660
2012 1,520
2013 1,510
2014 1,610
2015 1,550
2016 1,600
2017 1,600
2018 1,540
2019 1,590

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Year Number
2019 590

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 910
2006 1,100
2007 1,260
2008 1,150
2009 610
2010 800
2011 850
2012 990
2013 820
2014 730
2015 650
2016 710

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 840
2006 840
2007 570
2008 720
2009 860
2010 660
2011 440
2012 250
2013 330
2014 220
2015 190
2016 70

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 220

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 140
2008 160
2009 130
2010 0
2011 80
2012 0
2015 100
2016 90
2017 80
2018 0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2006 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 3,090
2006 3,180
2007 2,370
2008 2,120
2009 2,400
2010 2,290
2011 2,520
2012 2,410
2013 2,100
2014 1,900
2015 1,750
2016 2,050

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 280
2006 350
2007 320
2008 490
2009 340
2010 420
2011 310
2012 350
2013 540
2014 740
2015 830
2016 750
2019 2,250

Bakers
Year Number
2005 580
2006 540
2007 450
2008 360
2009 370
2010 360
2011 300
2012 200
2013 0
2014 0
2015 340
2016 260
2017 410
2018 480
2019 540

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 230
2006 230
2007 230
2008 220
2009 190
2010 180
2011 200
2012 210
2013 180
2014 160
2015 150
2016 160
2017 160
2018 140
2019 160

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2007 60
2008 50
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2018 90
2019 80

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 130
2007 140
2008 160
2009 130
2010 150
2011 150
2012 150
2013 120
2014 160
2015 150
2016 110
2017 120
2018 210
2019 160

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2007 160
2008 0
2009 90
2011 100
2012 110

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 0
2019 70

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 560
2006 360
2007 250
2008 150
2009 240
2010 130
2011 0
2012 70
2013 90
2014 0
2015 0
2016 230
2017 90
2018 100
2019 80

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 60
2007 70
2008 70

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 40
2007 90
2008 90
2009 130
2010 90
2011 60
2012 40
2013 30
2014 0
2015 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 800
2006 810
2007 810
2008 690
2009 480
2010 360
2011 300
2012 320
2013 360
2014 510
2015 470
2016 420
2017 270
2018 250
2019 350

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 170
2006 250
2007 220
2008 270
2009 150
2010 120
2011 100
2012 100
2013 110
2014 40
2015 40
2017 40

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 360
2006 320
2007 370
2008 300
2009 230
2010 0
2011 300
2012 350
2013 380
2014 310
2015 280
2016 190
2017 190
2018 220
2019 290

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 310
2006 260
2007 300
2008 220
2009 270
2010 200
2011 250
2012 220
2013 230
2014 150
2015 110
2016 90
2017 50
2018 40
2019 80

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 90
2006 170
2007 170
2008 180
2009 120
2010 90
2011 0
2012 120
2013 110
2014 80
2015 100
2016 70
2017 80
2019 70

Machinists
Year Number
2005 1,460
2006 1,550
2007 1,580
2008 1,560
2009 1,320
2010 1,360
2011 1,190
2012 1,170
2013 910
2014 1,220
2015 1,140
2016 1,380
2017 1,090
2018 980
2019 780

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2011 30
2012 40
2013 40
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 470
2006 420
2007 350
2008 280
2009 0
2010 730
2011 900
2012 450
2013 260
2014 110
2015 0
2016 240
2017 360
2018 260
2019 270

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 240
2007 300
2008 320
2009 270
2010 180
2011 200
2012 270
2013 270
2014 0
2015 510
2016 570
2017 0
2018 480
2019 530

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 390
2006 480
2007 430
2008 400
2009 300
2010 340
2011 330
2012 310
2013 290
2014 400
2015 290
2016 320
2017 200
2018 200
2019 160

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 320
2006 240
2007 240
2008 260
2009 370
2010 0
2011 440
2012 360
2013 230
2014 250
2015 410
2016 360
2017 330
2018 240
2019 190

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2008 30
2010 0
2011 60
2012 0
2013 40
2015 100
2016 110
2017 80
2018 70
2019 70

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 100
2008 120
2009 110
2010 80
2011 50
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2018 30

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 220
2006 260
2007 290
2008 220
2009 220
2010 210
2011 270
2012 230
2013 150
2014 60
2015 60
2016 70
2017 110
2018 140
2019 180

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 170
2006 0
2008 50
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2013 0
2014 50
2015 60
2019 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 280
2006 290
2007 320
2008 200
2009 160
2010 120
2011 100
2012 110
2013 70
2014 80
2015 40
2016 30
2017 60
2018 60
2019 50

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 470
2006 430
2007 480
2008 370
2009 440
2010 640
2011 660
2012 470
2013 490
2014 540
2015 530
2016 590
2017 650
2018 740
2019 580

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 320
2007 310
2008 360
2009 450
2010 120
2011 90
2012 110
2013 200
2014 220
2015 120
2016 90
2017 240
2018 320
2019 480

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 900
2006 880
2007 720
2008 610
2009 500
2010 460
2011 410
2012 360
2013 490
2014 480
2015 400
2016 520
2017 550
2018 670
2019 390

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 290
2006 250
2007 340
2008 390
2009 350
2010 340
2011 340
2012 280
2013 280
2014 270
2015 270
2016 200
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 250
2006 280
2007 330
2008 460
2009 400
2010 370
2011 240
2012 220
2013 220
2014 220
2015 280
2016 230
2017 340
2018 180
2019 210

Sewers, Hand
Year Number
2007 30

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 210
2007 140
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 40
2012 90
2013 0
2014 0
2015 80
2016 70
2017 40
2018 50
2019 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 0
2008 90
2009 0
2010 100
2011 60
2012 60
2013 40
2014 0
2015 40
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 90
2006 90
2007 40

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 310
2006 380
2007 510
2008 480
2009 400
2010 230
2011 300
2012 280
2013 240
2014 140
2015 230
2016 280
2017 280
2018 160
2019 140

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 70
2010 0
2011 0
2012 70
2013 40
2014 0
2017 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 40
2011 0
2012 80
2013 0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 50
2007 0
2008 100
2009 100
2010 60
2011 60
2012 0
2013 0
2014 80
2015 90
2016 80
2017 80
2018 100
2019 110

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2007 70
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70
2011 60
2012 60
2013 0
2014 60
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 180
2006 130
2007 230
2008 250
2009 240
2010 200
2011 270
2012 330
2013 450
2014 500
2015 440
2016 380
2017 320
2018 350
2019 290

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2013 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 160
2006 140
2007 190
2008 160
2009 100
2010 130
2011 180
2012 150
2013 100
2014 150
2015 290
2016 0
2017 100
2018 110
2019 90

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2013 0
2014 40
2015 120
2016 110

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 110
2006 150
2007 110
2008 80
2009 50
2010 60
2011 80
2012 60
2013 60
2015 0
2016 50
2017 70
2018 70
2019 50

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 360
2006 290
2007 240
2008 220
2009 300
2010 290
2011 150
2012 150
2013 120
2014 90
2015 0
2016 110
2017 140
2018 140
2019 130

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2012 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 140
2006 230
2007 210
2008 320
2009 160
2010 130
2011 70
2012 140
2013 140
2014 190
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 140
2019 120

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 180
2006 210
2007 160
2008 110
2009 0
2010 60
2011 0
2012 50
2013 0
2014 190
2015 110
2016 130

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 1,550
2006 1,540
2007 1,590
2008 1,660
2009 1,670
2010 1,450
2011 1,740
2012 1,690
2013 1,590
2014 1,520
2015 1,460
2016 1,440
2017 1,340
2018 1,310
2019 1,490

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 90
2008 80
2009 120
2010 60
2011 70
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2018 140
2019 210

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2009 210
2010 0
2011 100
2012 100
2013 120
2014 100
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 40
2019 30

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2007 170
2008 270
2009 220
2010 200
2012 30
2013 40
2015 70
2016 90
2017 120
2018 0
2019 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 140
2007 210
2008 0
2009 100
2010 90
2011 60
2012 50
2015 190
2016 220
2017 200

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 920
2006 840
2007 690
2008 1,030
2009 1,130
2010 1,100
2011 810
2012 820
2013 610
2014 540
2015 470
2016 480
2017 510
2018 440
2019 360

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 80
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 30
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 50

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 460
2006 460
2007 330
2008 290
2009 250
2010 110
2011 250
2012 250
2013 330
2014 380
2015 370
2016 400
2017 390
2018 440
2019 410

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 350
2006 290
2007 120
2008 180
2009 170
2010 170
2011 180
2012 190
2013 210
2014 120
2015 90
2016 60
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 200
2006 260
2007 250
2008 280
2009 350
2010 0
2011 280
2012 240
2013 290
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 320
2018 370
2019 340

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2007 140
2008 40
2009 30
2011 40
2012 100
2013 110
2014 200
2015 0
2016 0
2017 80
2018 80
2019 50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 50
2012 30

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2014 0
2015 0

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 100
2008 100
2009 90
2010 0
2013 30
2015 110
2016 110
2017 100

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 50
2009 50
2011 80
2012 90
2013 110

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 90
2006 50
2007 60
2008 30
2009 60
2010 90
2011 100
2012 130
2013 0
2014 230
2015 0
2016 100
2017 140
2018 130
2019 100

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 470
2006 1,440
2007 2,000
2008 1,750
2009 910
2010 500
2011 670
2012 730
2013 920
2014 650
2015 550
2016 440
2017 300
2018 320
2019 480

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 380
2006 370
2007 390
2008 170
2009 160
2012 320
2013 250
2014 200
2015 210
2016 230
2017 170
2018 190
2019 210